Ritu Maheshwari is an Indian civil servant. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. In 2023, he was appointed as the Divisional Commissioner of Agra.
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Ritu Maheshwari was born on Friday, 14 July 1978 (age 45 years; as in 2023) in Punjab, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He did BE in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh. Later, he did his MBA in Executive Development from Amity University, Punjab.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Light Brown
Family
parents and siblings
His father is a businessman.
wife and kids
She is married to Mayur Maheshwari, who is a 2003 batch IAS officer. The couple has two children.
Ritu Maheshwari with Mayur Maheshwari after voting
livelihood
Civil servant
In 2003, he started his training at the junior scale. In February 2005, he got his first posting as Joint Magistrate and Collector on Junior Scale in Lucknow. In July 2005, he was appointed as Joint Magistrate and Collector in Allahabad, during which he looked after the land revenue management and district administration. In June 2007, she held the position of District Collector in Ghazipur. He was posted as Additional Commissioner in Meerut in 2008 before becoming the District Magistrate and Collector of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh in 2009. In May 2010, he took over as the vice-chairman of the Hapur Pilkhuwa Development Authority in Ghaziabad. After coming back from her maternity leave from September 2010 to March 2011, she became the Managing Director of KESCO (Kanpur Electricity Supply Company) in Kanpur Nagar. While working at KESCO, he started a dedicated campaign to nab electricity thieves, fix tampered meters and encourage consumers to pay their bills on time. According to data available on the power ministry’s website, losses at KESCO came down to 15.6 per cent, half the level of losses seen in 2015, and helped Kanpur save thousands of crores of rupees.
Ritu Maheshwari during an event as Managing Director of KESCO
He was appointed as District Magistrate and Collector in Pilibhit (2012), Sambhal (2012) and Shahjahanpur (2013). In 2013, he participated in a mid-career training program under which he studied Personnel and General Administration. In 2013, he underwent mid-career training for Phase III of IAS officers for two months. From 2013 to 2014, he received in-service training on Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Management at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in Delhi. In February 2013, she became the Director (Administration) of the Uttar Pradesh Medical and Health Services in Lucknow. In October 2013, he started working as Special Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department and Additional Commissioner of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of UP. In May 2015, he was appointed as the Special Secretary and Director of Medical and Health Services, Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of UP. He started working as General Manager (HR) for Government of India and Rural Electrification Corporation Limited in October 2015 in New Delhi. In July 2017, she became the vice-chairperson of the Agra Development Authority. He was appointed as DM, Collector and Vice-Chairman of Ghaziabad Development Authority in October 2017. In 2019, she became the CEO of Noida and Greater Noida and MD of Noida Metro Rail Corporation.
Ritu Maheshwari at her office in Noida
In July 2023, Lokesh M, a 2005-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, replaced Ritu Maheshwari as the CEO of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA). On 19 July 2023, he was appointed as the Divisional Commissioner of Agra, replacing Amit Gupta, a 2000-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
controversies
non bailable warrant
In May 2022, the Allahabad High Court issued a non-bailable warrant against Ritu Maheshwari after she failed to appear in court in a contempt of court case related to land acquisition. The court directed the police to produce him in the court next week. On 5 May 2022, Justice Saral Srivastava issued the order in response to a contempt petition filed by Manorama Kuchhal and another person whose land was acquired by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) in 1990. He said that he did not get proper compensation. On 28 April 2022, the court fixed the matter for hearing on 4 May 2022, and Ritu was directed to appear; However, despite receiving summons, she did not appear during the hearing. The Court said,
Considering the fact that the order of the Writ Court has not been complied with despite the fact that the possession of the land of the applicants was illegally taken over by NOIDA in the year 1990 without paying a single penny as compensation. When the Court summoned the CEO, Noida in contempt proceedings, she did not appear before the Court when the matter was taken up, due to which her counsel requested the Court not to take up the matter till she reaches the Court, as her flight is delayed, this Court observed that such conduct of the CEO, Noida amounts to willful and deliberate disrespect to the Court, as an officer of the rank of Chief Executive Officer of a corporation expected the Court to take up the matter at its mercy , Therefore, this Court considers it a fit case where there is non-BA. Illegal warrant to be issued against CEO, Noida.
sentenced to prison
As per reports, in January 2023, Ritu Maheshwari was sentenced to one month in jail, and an arrest warrant was issued by the Greater Noida Police Authority. He was sentenced to jail in a plot allotment and a case involving the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA). The case was filed almost 18 years ago, pertaining to an incident that took place in 2001. The case was filed against Ritu and GNIDA when a person named Mahesh Mitra applied for a plot of land in 2001; However, the GNIDA did not allot the land to Mitra, so he filed a case in the District Consumer Forum in 2005. As per the agreement, GNIDA was to allot a plot of land between 1000 to 2500 square meters to Mitra; However, the allotment did not happen, leading to a legal dispute. The Greater Noida Authority was also directed to pay all the legal expenses related to the case. As a result, GNIDA approached the State Consumer Commission, which ruled in 2010 that the registration amount of Rs 20,000 paid by Mitra to the development authority would be refunded to him. In 2014, the National Consumer Commission got involved in the case and ruled in favor of Mahesh Mitra. On 14 July 2017, the bank accounts of GNIDA were attached by the District Consumer Forum. In response, the Greater Noida Development Authority opposed this action and appealed to the State Consumer Commission. Thereafter, the State Commission quashed the decision issued by the District Consumer Forum. Later, the District Consumer Forum issued an order in the matter, which resulted in the issuance of an arrest warrant for Ritu Maheshwari. He was fined Rs 2000 and a warrant was sent to Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissioner to arrest him.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2011: State e-Governance Award 2009-10 for Communication and Information Technology by IT and Electronics Department
- 2012: National Award for e-Governance 2010-11 for Health and Family Welfare by Department of Administrative Reforms
- 2012: United Nations Public Service Delivery Award for Public Administration by the United Nations, New York (USA)
- 2018: Patent Award for Project ‘Aarogyam’ in Health Sector at National Intellectual Property Awards
Happy to inform that we have received a patent award from Hon’ble Commerce Minister, Govt of India today for our patent in health sector – Arogyam. The patent rights have already been assigned to the Government of India.@murias pic.twitter.com/eb6i6TBhh5
– Ritu Maheshwari (@rituias2003) 26 April 2018
- 2018: National Intellectual Property Award for Health and Family Welfare by the Ministry of Commerce
- 2018: Fastest growing city for municipal governance (Noida) by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- 2018: Open Defecation Free (ODF) (Noida) for Municipal Administration by Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)
Ritu Maheshwari receives Swachh Bharat Mission Award from Yogi Adityanath
- 2021: ODF (Greater Noida) for Municipal Administration by Ministry of Urban Affairs.
- 2021: Ranked 1st as India’s Cleanest City (Greater Noida) for Municipal Administration by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- 2021: 5-Star Garbage Free City (Greater Noida) by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for Municipal Administration
Salary
His salary is estimated to be Rs 37400-67000.
facts/common sense
- In her spare time, she likes to watch movies with her family.
- In an interview, she revealed that she would have been an entrepreneur if she had not become an IAS officer.
- In 2022, she went to Sydney for the purpose of Global Investors Summit to persuade foreign investors to invest in foreign companies in Noida and Greater Noida.
Ritu Maheshwari during speech at an event related to G20 Summit
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