Newly-appointed Noida Authority Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lokesh M took charge and held a meeting with officials. The CEO highlighted that industrial growth and a better public hearing system would be his key priorities. 2005-batch IAS officer Lokesh M has been appointed as new CEO of Noida Authority after former CEO Ritu Maheshwari was transferred to as Divisional Commissioner Agra. After taking charge, the new CEO held a press meet where he said that his focus will be on building a better public hearing system and addressing issues of allottees, farmers and citizen grievances.
Lokesh M, who was earlier the Kanpur divisional commissioner, held a meeting with the authority staff and laid his plans for making Noida a ”beautiful city”, besides addressing the woes faced by city residents. After the meeting, he also briefed media about his plans to better deliver services to citizens. Before his posting in Kanpur, Lokesh M was posted in Saharanpur as divisional commissioner and he was known for his initiative to open de-addiction centres in that district.
A native of Karnataka, Lokesh M completed his training from Aligarh in 2006. He was District Magistrate and collector of Mainpuri, Kushinagar, Etah, Ghazipur, Amroha and Kaushambi districts from 2009 to 2016. He was on deputation to Karnataka from 2016 to 2021, after which he was made the Divisional Commissioner of Saharanpur before getting posted as Agra commissioner on May 31. He recently served as Kanpur Commissioner before joining as Noida Authority CEO.
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