Smt. Rashmi Shukla, Member, Lokayukta, Maharashtra State

Hon’ble Smt. Rashmi Shukla, joined Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1988. During her distinguished career spanning over 37 years in Indian Police Service, she held several key positions in the Maharashtra State and Central Armed Forces.

Over the course of her career, she served as Deputy Commissioner of Police / Superintendent of Police, Mumbai City, Solapur City, Nagpur City and Nagpur Rural, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Prisons, Prevention of Atrocities against Women, Law and Order, Special Inspector General / Joint Commissioner of Police in Training and Special Units, Law and Order and State Intelligence Department, Maharashtra, Additional Director General of Police / Commissioner, State Intelligence Department, Maharashtra and Commissioner of Police, Pune City. She has also served as Additional Director, CRPF, Hyderabad and headed Sashastra Seema Bal, New Delhi a Border guarding Force protecting Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan border.

After working as Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal, she headed Maharashtra Police as Director General of Police from January 2024 to 3rd January 2026. Her career reflects extensive experience in Intelligence, Urban Policing, Law & Order, Internal Security and Policy making. She is the only women IPS officer who has distinction to head 2 forces State Police and Central Armed Force, SSB.

In recognition of her distinguished service, she was awarded the President’s Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, and DG’s Insignia.

She is appointed as Member, Lokayukta, Maharashtra State on 14th August 2026.