Alka Mittal appointed as first ever female Chairman, MD of ONGC | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Alka Mittal appointed as first ever female Chairman, MD of ONGC | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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Alka Mittal appointed as first ever female Chairman, MD of ONGC | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Alka Mittal, the Director for Human Resources (HR) at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has been given the additional charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.

Alka Mittal is the first woman to head India's most valuable PSU ONGC.

Alka Mittal succeeds Subhash Kumar, former chairman and managing director of ONGC, who retired on December 31, 2021.

About ONGC Chairman & MD Alka Mittal

Alka Mittal is a post graduate in Economics, MBA (HRM) and Doctorate in Commerce and Business Studies, she joined ONGC as a Graduate Trainee in 1985. Prior to joining as Director (HR), she held the post of Chief Skill Development (CSD) of the company and she is the first woman in the history of ONGC to hold the position of whole time director.

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Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Formation of ONGC: 14 August 1956
• Headquarters of ONGC: New Delhi
• Key people of ONGC: Alka Mittal (Chairman & MD)
• Owner of ONGC: Government of India (60.41%)
• Number of employees in ONGC: 30,105 (2021)
• Subsidiaries company of ONGC: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited & Imperial Energy Corporation