Ritu Maheshwari

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Ritu Maheshwari
IAS
Divisional Commissioner of Agra
Assumed office
July 2023
Education
  • MBA (Executive Development)
  • B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)
Alma mater
Occupation IAS officer, Civil servant

Ritu Maheshwari is an Indian Administrative Service officer working as the Divisional Commissioner of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She is the former chief executive officer of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority and managing director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation. [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Early life

Ritu Maheshwari was born on 14 July 1978 in Punjab, India, [1] [10] to a Hindu family of C.D. Singla and Saroj Singla. She married Mayur Maheshwari, [10] [7] an IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. [11] [12]

Education

Ritu Maheshwari completed her primary education at DAV Public School, Amritsar. She attended Punjab Engineering College and earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. [13] [14] [15] [10] Later, she joined pursued a Master of Business Administration in Executive Development from Amity University, Noida.

Career

Ritu Maheshwari is a 2003 batch IAS officer. [1] [16] [17] She started his career as a Joint Magistrate and Collector of Lucknow in 2005. [1] In 2007, she held the post of District Magistrate and Collector of Ghazipur. [1] [18]

Ritu has also served as a chief executive officer of Noida and Greater Noida. [1] [19] [20] [21] Presently, she is serving as Divisional Commissioner of Agra. [1] [22] [23]

Biographical film

Katiyabaaz (Electricity Thief) movie is based on Ritu Maheshwari's life when she worked in Kanpur as the managing director of Kanpur Electricity Supply Company. [24] [25]

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