Alok Mishra, an officer from Indian Information Service (part of IAS-Allied Services) topped the PG in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) at IIM Bangalore. He was awarded Gold Medal at the 34th Convocation Function last evening by former Chief Justice and Chairman NHRC, M. N. Venkatchalliah. Alok graduated from IIT Delhi and chose Indian Information Service in 1998.
During more than 10 years in the government, he had stints with Doordarshan News, New Delhi and Directorate of Public Relations (Ministry of Defence), Mumbai. Alok is currently posted as Deputy Director in Press Information Bureau, Mumbai. Alok worked on “An Analysis of Public Policy Interventions, Growth and Strategies of Media Conglomerates in Post-Liberalization Era” as part of his dissertation. Alok is married to Dr. Divya, who is Medical Advisor and Media Research Specialist (Oncology) with Pfizer Ltd. The couple is blessed with a 3-year old daughter Pauravi.
Catalyzed by the Government of India and UNDP in the year 2002, the PGPPM has been conceived as a pioneering programme in public policy designed by India’s leading business school. The PGPPM, which is a 2 year course with an international component at Syracuse University, New York, is aimed at creating a better understanding of the forces shaping the domestic and international environment for public policy, broadening understanding of latest trends in national and international policy approaches and developing leadership skills for public policy. During the first year, the participants undergo a rigorous residential programme. This phase involves participants to undergo a tenure with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, USA. Participants spend the second year working on a dissertation in their chosen work environment.
The programme presents an innovative and socially relevant approach to public policy, besides being power packed with path breaking insights about winning policy making and management strategies. In the preceding six years, 171 participants belonging to the All India Services and Central Services Group “A” have successfully underwent the programme at IIM Bangalore. Some of the officers from PGPPM are on assignments in frontier areas such as Infrastructure Financing, Regulations, Public-Private Partnerships and in management of key Social Sector Projects.
