Maheshwar Rao new BBMP chief commissioner

Bengaluru: In a major administrative reshuffle, Karnataka govt has appointed Maheshwar Rao M chief commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), replacing Tushar Giri Nath , who has been posted as additional chief secretary in the urban development department.

Rao, currently managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, will now hold additional charge as BBMP chief commissioner .

Nath will concurrently hold the charge of additional chief secretary (home), and BBMP administrator, relieving Umashankar SR retiring on April 30.

The notification clarifies that posts of BBMP administrator and BBMP chief commissioner are now declared equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre post of additional chief secretary under IAS rules.