In Maharashtra,  Ashwini Bhide (IAS), the Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis. She has been directed to assume charge of the post from Brijesh Singh (IAS) immediately. Additionally, she has been instructed to continue handling her current responsibilities at MMRC until further orders. Ashwini Bhide, an IAS officer of the 1995 batch, has been serving as the Managing Director of MMRC since 2015.