Alka Mittal is an Indian business executive who became the first woman to take charge as the interim chairman and managing director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation on 4 January 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Alka Mittal was born in 1963 (age 59 years; as of 2022) in New Delhi. He did his MA in Economics from DAV College, Dehradun and PhD in Business/Commerce, Corporate Governance from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
husband and children
Her husband’s name is not known. They have two daughters, Neha Mittal and Nupur Mittal.
Alka with her husband
livelihood
An employee of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Alka Mittal started her career as a trainee at ONGC in 1985. Later, he worked as the Chief Skill Development (CSD) of the company. In 2018, she became the first woman to become a whole-time Director (HR) at ONGC. He served in this position for more than three years. In 2022, she became the first woman Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, where she conducted online interviews and applications in the company under the green recruitment process. When she was CSD, she created a scheme called ‘The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme’ (NAPS) in ONGC, under which 5,000 apprentices were trained at various centres.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2021, she received a Silver Stevie Award in the Woman of the Year category at the International Business Awards.
Alka wins Silver Stevie Award
- In 2021, he received the Leadership of the Year Award at the Learning and Development Summit.
Alka received the Leadership of the Year award
- In 2020, he won the Most Admired Leader Award by the Forum for Emotional Intelligence Learning.
Alka won the Most Admired Leader award
- In 2020, he won the Sustainable HR Leadership Award at the 28th World HRD Conference.
- In 2019, he won the FICCI CSR Award for ONGC CSR projects.
Alka wins FICCI CSR Award
Facts/General Knowledge
- Mittal was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC after the retirement of interim chief Subhash Kumar on December 31, 2021.
- His profile on ONGC describes him as
As Chief Skill Development (CSD), he streamlined the activities and brought uniformity in the functioning of the Skill Development Centers of ONGC.”
- Before Alka, in 2104, Nishi Vasudeva became the first woman to lead the oil company Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
- On being appointed as the Chairman of ONGC, the company also gave this information by tweeting.
#ONGC Director (HR) Dr. @AlkaMit26713758 has been assigned additional charge of ONGC CMD, making her the first woman to head it. #energy Chief . @CMD_ONGC @petroleummin @hardeeppuri @rameshwar_teli pic.twitter.com/3yCJvkT2dT
– Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) (@ONGC_) 3 January 2022
- The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in an interview,
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to hand over the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), ONGC, to Alka Mittal, Director (HR), ONGC. For a period of six months from January 1, 2022, or until the appointment of a regular incumbent to the post, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn