Ritu Maheshwari

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]}

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]

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.

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]

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]