Senior IAS Officer Ashwini Bhide Appointed as First Woman BMC Commissioner

Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide has been appointed as the Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), becoming the first woman to hold this post in its history.

Key Highlights

Ashwini Bhide is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre.

She succeeds Bhushan Gagrani, who retired from the post.

This is the first time in over 160 years that a woman has been appointed as BMC Commissioner.

The appointment was made by the Maharashtra Government as part of an administrative reshuffle.

She has previously served as Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation and held key administrative roles.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC):

India’s richest municipal corporation

Responsible for urban governance of Mumbai

Established under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888

Mayor: RitTawde

Deputy Mayor: Sanjay Ghadi