Who is IAS Lokesh M, the new Noida CEO who replaced Ritu Maheshwari?

Noida news: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred three IAS officers in the state. The current Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari has been transferred to Agra as the new city commissioner. She has been replaced by senior IAS Lokesh M.
 
Who is IAS Lokesh M?

IAS Lokesh M has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Noida Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA). He is currently holding the post of Divisional Commissioner, Kanpur. He is the 2003 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Lokesh M had last month joined his new posting in Kanpur, replacing 2004-batch IAS officer Raj Shekhar. Before this, he was the commissioner of the Saharanpur division. Lokesh M had previously served as commissioner of Saharanpur and district magistrate of Kaushambi, Amroha, Mainpuri, and Ghazipur districts.

Meanwhile, Maheshwari, a 2003-batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), will join as Divisional Commissioner of Agra, replacing IAS officer Alok Gupta, who will be joining as the Divisional Commissioner of Kanpur, an official source told PTI. In July 2019, Maheshwari was made the CEO of NOIDA after her stint as the district magistrate of the adjoining Ghaziabad district.

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