Ashwini Bhide takes over as Mumbai Municipal Commissioner from Bhushan Gagrani on 31 March 2026 at BMC headquarters. | Photo credit: Emmanual Yogini
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) appointed senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide as the Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), making her the first woman to head one of the country’s oldest and richest civic bodies.
Acting Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who completed his tenure on Tuesday (March 31), handed over the charge to Ms. Bhide, who will be replaced by IAS officer Lokesh Chandra in her previous post as Additional Principal Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office.
Published – 31 March 2026 21:49 IST
