In Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, ONGC gets 3rd interim chairman in a row

India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC on Wednesday got a record third interim chairman in Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as the government has not made a full-time appointment yet.

Srivastava, who is the senior-most director on the ONGC board, has been given additional charge of chairman and managing director after current acting head Alka Mittal superannuated.

An oil ministry order said Srivastava, who is Director (Exploration) of ONGC, has been entrusted with an additional charge of chairman and managing director “for a period of 4 months with effect from September 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022 (i.e., the date of his superannuation) or till the appointment of a regular incumbent to the post, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.”