Smt. Padma Dhulipala (Vice Chairman)

Smt. Padma Dhulipala is an Engineering Graduate in Electricals and MBA. She is working as Executive Director (Corporate Planning & Economic Studies) at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Indian Oil). She is presently leading a highly specialised group which manages Corporate Performance Management system, macro and micro environment scanning and CAPEX formulated for Indian Oil. She has more than 34 years of rich and varied experience in disciplines like Terminal operation, Infrastructure planning, Pricing and Corporate planning. She has led the Oil & Energy Industry to review LPG-Subsidy scheme, working out market wise subsidy for Direct Cash Transfer (received appreciation letter form Ministry). She has also prepared for deregulation by carrying out similar exercise including regular interaction with Oil & Natural Gas Ministry for all pricing related interventions.

The major achievements Smt. Padma Dhulipala include developing first e-learning Module of Indian Oil. She was part of Project Development Cell constituted at Oil & Natural Gas Ministry in 2018 for working with Invest India to finalize the list of Projects to be made part of the GatiShakti/NIP program. She was also invited to present India's Oil demand prospects in the 5th Technical Meet on Asian demand-to Hon’ble Secretary General Mt Barkindo of OPEC in 2019. She has also led team for technical evaluation of consultants for assisting Indian Oil in formation of a holding company for Green ventures. 

She is also on the Board of IHB, a JV for executing the 2800km LPG pipeline from Kandis to Gorakhpur.