<p>The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place, sources said.</p>.<p>Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the Additional Chief Secretary of Development, Food Processing and Horticulture.</p>.<p>Mahajan, a 1987-batch officer, was appointed as the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold the post in the state.</p>.<p>Mahajan was considered close to Amarinder Singh who resigned as the chief minister last week following a power tussle in the ruling Congress. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place, sources said.</p>.<p>Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the Additional Chief Secretary of Development, Food Processing and Horticulture.</p>.<p>Mahajan, a 1987-batch officer, was appointed as the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold the post in the state.</p>.<p>Mahajan was considered close to Amarinder Singh who resigned as the chief minister last week following a power tussle in the ruling Congress. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>