Ashwini Bhide

This article is about the IAS officer. For the Hindustani classical musician, see Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande.
Ashwini Bhide
Additional Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM)
In office
8 May 2020 – present
Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation
In office
5 January 2015[1] – 22 January 2020
Succeeded byRanjit Singh Deol
Secretary School Education and Sports, Government of Maharashtra
In office
February 2014 – January 2015
Additional Metropolitan Commissioner of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
In office
September 2008 – February 2014
Personal details
Born (1970-05-25) 25 May 1970 (age 54)[2]
Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian

Ashwini Bhide is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, predominantly known for her work on the Aqua Line or popularly known as Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro. She served as Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL), which is a joint venture of the Government of India and Government of Maharashtra since its inception, i.e. 2015 until 2020.[3][4]

In January 2020, she along with 20 others IAS officers from Maharashtra state were transferred by the newly formed coalition government led by Uddhav Thackeray.[5] Prior to the new government coming in force, Aaditya Thackeray, whose party Shiv Sena was a member of the earlier Devendra Fadnavis-led government in the state, had demanded the transfer of Bhide citing differences in interest on construction of metro car shed at Aarey Milk Colony.[6]

Ashwini Bhide was named 'Woman Leader of the Year - Governance' at the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards in 2023.[7]

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  2. ^ "Biodata of Ms Ashwini Satish Bhide". Single User platform Related To Employees Online (SUPREMO). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ Haima Deshpande (22 January 2020). "Fearless, efficient IAS officer Ashwini Bhide moved out of Mumbai Metro in 'routine' change". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ Sanjay Jog (4 April 2015). "Mumbai Metro III work will start by 2016: Ashwini Bhide". Business Standard India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Mumbai Metro chief Ashwini Bhide among 20 IAS officers transferred in Maharashtra". Hindustan Times. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Aarey Metro row: Aditya Thackeray demands MMRCL MD Ashwini Bhide's transfer, claims corporation is against Mumbai citizens". Firstpost. Press Trust of India. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023". The Economic Times.