Alka Mittal becomes the first woman to head ONGC

Last Updated05/01/2022

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has appointed Alka Mittal as interim chairman and managing director of the oil behemoth.
With this, Mittal becomes the first woman to head India’s largest oil and gas producer.
Mittal is currently Director of Human Resources at ONGC.

Alka Mittal did her post-graduation in Economics, MBA in human resource management and doctorate in commerce and business studies.
She joined the energy major as a graduate trainee in 1985.
Earlier, Mittal was in charge of ONGC’s Chief Skill Development (CSD) where she is credited with bringing in uniformity in the working of all Skill Development Centres across the country.
She was instrumental in implementing the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) in ONGC, which engaged over 5,000 apprentices across its network.
Prior to that, Mittal held the post of Head - CSR at the ONGC corporate office.
Mittal has performed HR-ER functions in various capacities in Mumbai, Delhi, Vadodara and Jorhat offices and was also posted as the head of corporate communications in 2009.
Apart from ONGC, Mittal is also an executive committee member of the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM).
She also held the post of president of Forum for Women in Public Sector (WIPs) northern region.

ONGC is an Indian government-owned crude oil and natural gas corporation.
ONGC was founded on 14 August 1956 by Government of India.
It is involved in exploring for and exploiting hydrocarbons in 26 sedimentary basins of India, and owns and operates over 11,000 kilometers of pipelines in the country.
Its international subsidiary ONGC Videsh currently has projects in 17 countries.
Its registered office is in New Delhi.
It is under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.
It is the largest government-owned-oil and gas exploration and production corporation in the country, and produces around 70% of India's crude oil (equivalent to around 57% of the country's total demand) and around 84% of its natural gas.
In November 2010, the Government of India conferred the Maharatna status to ONGC.