Ritu Maheshwari

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Ritu Maheshwari
IAS
Secretary of Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2025
Education
  • MBA (Executive Development)
  • B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)
Alma mater
Occupation IAS officer, Civil servant

Ritu Maheshwari is an Indian Administrative Service officer serving as the Secretary of Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare for the Government of Uttar Pradesh since August 2025. [1] She previously served as the Divisional Commissioner of Agra, Uttar Pradesh [2] [3] and as the chief executive officer of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority [4] [5] She has also been the managing director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation. [6]

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Early life

Ritu Maheshwari was born on 14 July 1978 in Punjab, India, [2] [7] to a Hindu family of C.D. Singla and Saroj Singla. She married Mayur Maheshwari, [7] [6] an IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. [8] [9]

Education

Ritu Maheshwari is from Punjab and completed her primary education at DAV Public School, Amritsar. She attended Punjab Engineering College and earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. [10] [11] [12] [7] Later, she joined pursued a Master of Business Administration in Executive Development from Amity University, Noida. Ritu comes from a family with a business background and is the first member of her family to join the civil services. [13]

Career

Ritu Maheshwari is a 2003 batch IAS officer. [2] [14] [15] She started her career as a Joint Magistrate and Collector of Lucknow in 2005. [2] In 2007, she held the post of District Magistrate and Collector of Ghazipur. [2] [16]

Ritu has also served as a chief executive officer of Noida and Greater Noida. [2] [17] [18] [19] Presently, she is serving as Divisional Commissioner of Agra. [2] [20] [21]

She also served as the Divisional Commissioner of Agra Division from July 2023 to August 2025. During her tenure as the CEO of the Noida Authority, generated a record revenue of ₹7,000 crore in the financial year 2022-23 the highest in the preceding 12 years. [22]

In February 2025 Ritu Maheshwari was appointed as the Secretary of Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. [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]

Awards and Recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Agra Divisional Commissioner Ritu Maheshwari transferred, DM Mathura Shailendra Singh will be the new Commissioner" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "IAS Posting Detail". Department of Appointment and Personnel . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ↑ TNN (20 July 2023). "Maheshwari's 4-year stint as Noida CEO ends, shifted to Agra". The Times of India . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ritu Maheshwari out of Noida Industrial Development Authority; Lokesh M made new CEO". ETGovernment (The Economic Times). Times Internet Ltd. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ritu Maheshwari appointed as CEO of Noida Authority". Elets eGov. Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 Deepali Porwal (12 February 2023). "Success story of IAS Ritu Maheshwari" (in Hindi). CNN-News18 . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Deepali Porwal (22 February 2023). "Success Story: बीटेक पास महिला DM की कहानी, बिजनेस और इंजीनियरिंग भी नहीं रोक पाई राह, पति भी IAS" (in Hindi). CNN-News18 . Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  8. ↑ ABP Live (19 July 2023). "Ritu Maheshwari removed from Noida Authority Kanpur Commissioner Lokesh M appointed as new CEO". ABP News . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Chetan Sharma (16 January 2023). "Who is IAS Ritu Maheshwari NOIDA greater noida CEO and Director DMRC read success story". Zee News . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ↑ DNA Web Team (9 January 2023). "Who is Ritu Maheshwari, Noida-Greater Noida's CEO and engineer-turned-IAS officer". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Victor Dasgupta (10 January 2023). "GNIDA CEO Ritu Maheshwari Sentenced To One-Month Jail". India.com . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  12. ↑ DNA Web Team (19 February 2023). "Noida news: IAS Ritu Maheshwari, CEO of Noida Authority, gets a new role". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "UPSC IAS Success Story – Ritu Maheshwari, 2003-batch IAS officer: how to prepare for IAS". ABP Live. ABP News Network. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Sushil Kumar (10 January 2023). "कौन हैं ग्रेटर नोएडा अथॉरिटी की CEO रितु माहेश्वरी" (in Hindi). Oneindia . Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Express News Service (9 July 2023). "Ravi Kumar N G to replace Ritu Maheshwari as Greater Noida Authority CEO". The Indian Express . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  16. ↑ Sarmeeli Mallick (10 January 2023). "Who is Ritu Maheshwari, Greater Noida Authority CEO and engineer-turned-IAS officer". Times Now . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  17. ↑ Zee Media Bureau (20 July 2023). "IAS Ritu Maheshwari Transferred: Popular Noida Authority CEO Was Instrumental In Getting Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment To City". Zee News . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  18. ↑ Vishal Pratap Singh (19 July 2023). "Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari removed, M Lokesh replaces her". India TV . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  19. ↑ Pranjul Srivastava (10 May 2022). "Supreme Court Stays Non-bailable Warrant Against Noida Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ias Ritu Maheshwari" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  20. ↑ Vinod Rajput (19 July 2023). "Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari transferred to Agra, Lokesh M to take over". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  21. ↑ Etv Bharat (19 July 2023). "विवादों में घिरीं IAS ऋतु माहेश्वरी का नोएडा से ट्रांसफर, कई और अफसर हुए इधर से उधर" (in Hindi). ETV Network . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Ritu Maheshwari out of Noida Industrial Development Authority; Lokesh M made new CEO". ETGovernment (The Economic Times). Times Internet Ltd. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ritu Maheshwari appointed Agra Divisional Commissioner". Axom Live. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  24. ↑ Sanchari Pal (14 September 2017). "This IAS Officer Battled Power Theft to Saved Kanpur Thousands of Crore". The Better India . Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  25. ↑ Suparna Sharma (23 August 2014). "Movie Review: 'Katiyabaaz': Power, a Kanpur metaphor". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ritu Maheshwari appointed as CEO of Noida Authority". Elets eGov. Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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