Sukhmal Kumar Jain takes over as Chairman IGL

New Delhi: Shri Sukhmal Kumar Jain, took over as Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on 23rd October 2022. Shri Jain is also the Director (Marketing) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). With Graduation degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, he has held several leadership positions in Retail, LPG and Gas verticals in his tenure of over 35 years at BPCL.

Prior to taking charge as Chairman at IGL, Shri Jain was the Chairman at Goa Natural Gas Pvt. Ltd. (GNGPL) and at Central UP Gas Ltd. (CUGL). He was also a Director on the board of Bharat Gas Resources Ltd. (BGRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of BPCL which has recently merged with BPCL.

In his illustrious career of over 3 decades, he has been actively involved in industry defining initiatives, like Give it Up campaign and Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana, in LPG business and has successfully navigated the strategy and loyalty programs in Retail Business. Under his leadership, Gas BU played an increasing important role in supporting the Government’s aim of developing India as a gas based economy, which augurs widespread economic prosperity, while also reducing the Nation’s dependence on oil imports and contributing to reduction in carbon emissions.