Overview
- Asawari Jagdale received her appointment letter on Wednesday at the Pune Municipal Corporation headquarters and joined as an administrative officer, a Class 2 post.
- PMC chief Naval Kishore Ram said the posting is a direct, permanent appointment with a monthly salary of roughly Rs 70,000–80,000 and a defined promotion path.
- Her induction came a month after she spoke publicly about financial hardship and the delayed job promised after her father’s death in the Pahalgam attack.
- The Chief Minister’s Office noted she could have been offered a Class III or IV role but was granted a Class II post as a special initiative, and Devendra Fadnavis called to congratulate her.
- Santosh Jagdale was among 26 people killed in the April 22 Pahalgam shooting, after which Maharashtra announced Rs 50 lakh for state victims’ families and government jobs for next of kin, a delay that drew opposition criticism.