In a big administrative reshuffle in the bureaucracy, Punjab governments has appointed 2012 batch IAS officer Shena Aggarwal as the new Ludhiana municipal commissioner. She will take place of incumbent civic body commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal. Aggarwal is currently posted as the Pathankot MC commissioner.
At present, two women IAS officer are holding high ranking position in Ludhiana as IAS officer Surabhi Malik was appointed as the district’s deputy commissioner last month. She has earlier served as additional commissioner of the Ludhiana MC in 2015, and as the district’s additional deputy commissioner (ADC) in 2019.
A UPSC topper, Aggarwal graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and was topper of her batch. Her husband, Sanyam Aggarwal, who is also an IAS officer, has served as the civic body’s additional commissioner and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ludhiana Smart City Limited.
She has previously served as additional deputy commissioner, Bathinda, and has held key positions as chief administrator, Jalandhar Development Authority and chief executive officer, Jalandhar Smart City Limited.
