Gadwal Vijaya Laxmi
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has reconstituted the Telangana Women’s Commission (TGWC) with Gadwal Vijaya Laxmi as its chairperson on Monday, May 11.
She served as the Mayor of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from 2021 to 2026.
The move comes on a day when the women’s wing of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) approached the Women’s Commission, demanding an independent probe into the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against Bandi Sai Bhagirath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay.
The newly constituted commission has six members, namely Kasoju Sankaramma and Chityala Swetha. Shashikala Yadava Reddy, SadaLaxmi, N Radha Bai, and Ujma Ashai Shakira.
The terms of the chairperson and the members will be for five years.
This post was last modified on May 11, 2026 9:25 pm