Ashwini Bhide Becomes First Woman Commissioner of BMC
Ashwini Bhide becomes the first woman to head Mumbai’s civic body, BMC.
In a landmark administrative move, senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide has been appointed as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). A 1995-batch officer of the Maharashtra cadre, Bhide brings extensive experience in urban governance and infrastructure management. Her appointment marks a significant step towards gender representation in top civic leadership roles in India’s financial capital.
