‘He didn’t want woman secretary to head department’: IAS officer’s claim about a Maharashtra minister sparks stir

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Senior IAS officer Manisha Mhaiskar disclosed that a Maharashtra minister opposed appointing a woman officer to head his department in 2023. Mhaiskar, currently additional chief secretary, made the remark in an interview for a women civil servants conference. She stated this was the only such incident in her 33-year career. The minister was not named, but the statement has sparked speculation in political circles regarding the ruling Mahayuti coalition government led by Devendra Fadnavis.

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