About SCI

Mr. Mukesh Mangal belongs to the Indian Telecom Service (ITS) of 1992 batch. He did B. Tech in Electronics and communications. Presently, he is working as Additional Secretary in Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. In past he has worked in Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Home Affairs.

He has work experience of more than 31 years in the subjects like internal security, cyber security and cyber-crime, telecommunication technology, Lighthouses etc.. He has been instrumental in establishing various national level security projects in the field of cyber-security, Sanchar Saathi portal and digital intelligence platform to curb mis-use of telecom resources in cyber-crime.

Presently, he is heading DGLL, Shipping Unit, ALHW & Sagarmala Wing including development of National Maritime Heritage Complex in Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

In addition to the current portfolio, he has also been involved in policy formulation role in the Ministry of Railways in the domain of passenger marketing which involved policies related to various issues regarding passenger fares and ticketing including digital ticketing initiatives.

He has more than 17 years of experience in the logistics, transport & railways sector in various domains including passenger as well as freight train operations, safety in train operations and planning for removal of infrastructural bottlenecks for efficient transport solutions.

He has attended numerous formal trainings from institutes of repute such as Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, High Speed Rail study visit conducted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Japan, and field attachments in various sectors including Ports, Iron Ore mines, Container Depots etc.