Dr Gupta has more than 60 years of experience in print media industry, has held various key positions in various media bodies and holds senior honorary positions in several social and cultural organisations
Dr Mahendra Mohan Gupta
Dr Mahendra Mohan Gupta of Jagran Prakashan Ltd, which publishes the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran and the Mumbai tabloid mid-day, was on Friday elected chairman of the Press Trust of India's Board of Directors.
Gupta's election took place at a meeting of PTI's Board of Directors following their Annual General Meeting at the news agency's headquarters in New Delhi. Gupta replaces KN Shanth Kumar of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd.
The Board also elected MV Shreyams Kumar of the Mathrubhumi group as the vice-chairman.
Dr Gupta, 84, is the non-executive chairman of Jagran Prakashan Ltd and has been associated with the media group since its inception. He had also held the position of Editorial Director of Dainik Jagran.
Dr Gupta, who has more than 60 years of experience in the print media industry, has held various key positions including the Chairman of United News of India (UNI), President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS), President of Indian Languages Newspaper Association (ILNA), Council Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations and Member of Press Council of India. He also holds senior honorary positions in various social and cultural organisations.
He was a Rajya Sabha MP from April, 2006 to April, 2012 and is at present member of the Executive Committee of the INS.
In May, 2018, the Jharkhand Rai University, Ranchi conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in recognition of Dr Gupta's outstanding contribution to media leadership and public life. His work for the cause of society, Indian trade and industry in general and newspaper industry in particular has been acknowledged by various social, cultural and professional bodies in India.
Press Trust of India is the country's largest and oldest private news agency. It was founded two weeks after Independence in 1947 by a group of newspapers, which also own it. The shareholders, however, receive no part of the company's profits, which go back towards the development and modernisation of the news agency PTI.
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