New Delhi (21.01.2026): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed Sanjeev Khirwar (IAS: 1994: AGMUT) as the new Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), marking a high-profile return for the veteran bureaucrat to the national capital’s administrative core.Khirwar succeeds Ashwani Kumar (IAS: 1992: AGMUT), who has been transitioned to a strategic posting in Jammu & Kashmir.Khirwar’s appointment follows his brief stint in Ladakh, where he was moved from Delhi in 2022. His return, formalized in the first week of January 2026, is seen as a tactical move by the Center to leverage his deep familiarity with Delhi’s complex governance framework.ALSO READ:
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By IndianMandarins - 2026-01-21 17:01:00
New Delhi (21.01.2026): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed Sanjeev Khirwar (IAS: 1994: AGMUT) as the new Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), marking a high-profile return for the veteran bureaucrat to the national capital’s administrative core.
Khirwar succeeds Ashwani Kumar (IAS: 1992: AGMUT), who has been transitioned to a strategic posting in Jammu & Kashmir.
Khirwar’s appointment follows his brief stint in Ladakh, where he was moved from Delhi in 2022. His return, formalized in the first week of January 2026, is seen as a tactical move by the Center to leverage his deep familiarity with Delhi’s complex governance framework.
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