India, Jan. 31 -- The state government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Manisha Mhaiskar as the additional chief secretary (home), replacing Iqbal Singh Chahal, who retired.

A 1992-batch IAS officer, Mhaiskar was serving as additional chief secretary of the public works department (PWD). She has earlier held several key positions in the state administration, including chief protocol officer, additional municipal commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with charge of the western suburbs and health department, and secretary of the medical education department.

Following his retirement with effect from January 31, Chahal has been appointed chairperson of the Mumbai Police Housing Township Project for a term of f...