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Jagran Prakashan

#8182

Rank

$194.83M

Marketcap

IN India

Country

Jagran Prakashan
Leadership team

Dr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta B.Com. (Chairman & MD)

Mr. Shailesh Gupta (Head of Advertisement & Marketing Department and Whole Time Director)

Mr. Sanjay Gupta B.Sc. (Chief Editor of Dainik Jagran & Whole Time Director)

Products/ Services
Media and Entertainment, News, Publishing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Established
1942
Net Income
20M - 100M
Revenue
100M - 500M
Traded as
JAGRAN.NS
Overview
Location
Summary
Jagran Prakashan Limited engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and magazines in India. The company operates through Printing, Publishing and Digital; FM Radio Business; and Other segments. It offers Dainik Jagran, a daily newspaper; Inquilab, an Urdu daily newspaper; Sakhi, a Hindi magazine; Khet Khalihaan, a monthly agricultural magazine; Dainik Jagran Inext, a bilingual newspaper; mid-day, a compact newspaper; mid-day Gujarati, a Gujarati newspaper; and Punjabi Jagran, a Punjabi newspaper. The company also operates Jagran English, an English news portal; HerZindagi, an online magazine for women; Mid-day; Gujarati Mid-day, a Gujarati news portal; Nai Dunia, a Hindi news portal; Jagranjosh.com, an education site; Punjabijagran.com, a digital platform for Punjab; The Inquilab, a Urdu news portal; inextLive, an online portal for youth offering news, views, technology, sports, fun and entertainment; Radiocity.in, a web radio station; Vishvas.News, a news website; Onlymyhealth, a portal that offers health information and medical updates; and JagranTV and gaming, which provides in-depth feature video stories. In addition, it offers out-of-home media advertising services, as well as marketing solutions, such as promotional marketing, event management, on-ground activities, corporate events, conventions, product launches, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, contests, shopper and retail marketing; integrated media campaigns; rural marketing; creative services; and public health programs. It also operates 39 radio stations under the Radio City brand name. The company was founded in 1942 and is based in Kanpur, India. Jagran Prakashan Limited is a subsidiary of Jagran Media Network Investment Private Limited.
History

Jagran Prakashan Limited was incorporated on 18 July 1975 under the Companies Act as "Jagran Prakashan Private Limited" and, subsequently, became a deemed public limited company under Section 43A of the Companies Act. In 2000, upon amendment of Section 43A of the Companies Act, The Company chose to keep its status as a public limited company pursuant to shareholders resolution passed on 31 August 2000. In 2004, The Company was again converted into a private limited company as per the stipulations under the Original Shareholders Agreement and pursuant to shareholders resolution passed on 28 September 2004. Further, on 23 November 2005. The Company was converted into a public limited company in the light of the Issue pursuant to a shareholders resolution passed on 18 November 2005.The birth of JPL was the brainchild of the late Indian freedom warrior Shri Puran Chandra Gupta. In 1975, a lease arrangement was done to buy the plant and machinery needed for the publishing of newspapers and magazines. The Lucknow version of the Dainik Jagran was first published in 1979, while the Agra edition was first published in 1986. Fom April 1, 1989, the company's name was changed for the first time from Jagran Prakashan Private Limited to Jagran Prakashan Limited.

Mission
To inform, engage and enable individuals with enriching and meaningful content, using our mobile and digital assets.
Vision
We are committed to becoming one of the top media and communications companies in India and the world.
Key Team

Mr. Dhirendra Mohan Gupta B.A. (Whole-Time Director)

Mr. Sandeep Gupta B.Tech (Exec. Pres of Technical & Whole-Time Director)

Mr. Sunil Gupta M. Com. (Whole Time Director)

Mr. Satish Chandra Mishra (Head of Production Department & Whole Time Director)

Mr. Amit Jaiswal (CFO, Compliance Officer & Company Sec.)

Mr. Sameer Gupta M.Com (Exec. Pres of Accounts)

Mr. K. K. Awasthi (Gen. Mang. of Corp. Fin.)

Recognition and Awards
Jagran Prakashan Limited has been felicitated with many awards and recognitions over the years. These include the Campaign India Digital Crest Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Award, SPH Magazines Awards, and the Outdoor Advertising Awards.
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Jagran Prakashan
Leadership team

Dr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta B.Com. (Chairman & MD)

Mr. Shailesh Gupta (Head of Advertisement & Marketing Department and Whole Time Director)

Mr. Sanjay Gupta B.Sc. (Chief Editor of Dainik Jagran & Whole Time Director)

Products/ Services
Media and Entertainment, News, Publishing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Established
1942
Net Income
20M - 100M
Revenue
100M - 500M
Traded as
JAGRAN.NS