Ashwini Bhide

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Ashwini Bhide is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, predominantly known for her work on the Aqua Line, popularly known as Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro. She is 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. In January 2020, she along with 20 other IAS officers from Maharashtra state were transferred by the newly formed coalition government led by Uddhav Thackeray. Prior to the new government coming to 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 a metro car shed at Aarey Forest. Bhide was named 'Woman Leader of the Year – Governance' at the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards in 2023.

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