Lokmat Media
Lokmat’s origins go back to the pre-Independence era of India, when a group of Indian freedom fighters launched Lokmat in 1918, in Yavatmal, a town in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It was later acquired by the Group founder, Jawaharlal Darda who launched Lokmat’s first daily edition on 15 December 1971.
Today, the Darda family owns and operates the group through various verticals, including publishing, broadcast media, digital, entertainment, community and sports. The company website claims that Lokmat is the second largest regional language newspaper in India and has more than 18 million readers, and is the top ranked Marathi newspaper in the states of Maharashtra and Goa with 11 editions and circulation of 1.6 million copies.
The company is also in the television space, and co-owns a 24-hour news and current affairs channel, News18 Lokmat through a joint venture with the Network 18 group.
Mother Company
Jawaharlal Darda Family Trust
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Private Limited
Business Sectors
Publishing; Television Broadcasting; Events
Individual Owner
Other Print Outlets
Lokmat Samachar (Hindi) (Missing Data)
Lokmat Times (English) (Missing Data)
Other TV Outlets
News18 Lokmat (Missing Data)
Other Online Outlets
http://www.lokmat.com/ (Missing Data)
http://epaperlokmat.in/ (Missing Data)
https://lokmat.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
Media Business
Publishing
Lokmat Media Private Limited
Publication
Regal Publications Private Limited
Prithvi Prakashan Private Limited
Entertainment
Lokmat Entertainment Private Limited
Television Broadcasting
IBN-Lokmat Private Limited
Education
Jawaharlal Darda Educational Society
Business
Mining
Asera Mining Private Limited
Power
Asera Banka Power Private Limited
Asera Power Private Limited
Construction
Great Asera Infrastructure Private Limited
Asera Buildcon Private Limited
Ancient Concrete Products Private Limited
Navketan Industrial Construction Private Limited
Mariso Construction Private Limited
Realty
VJD Realty Private Limited
Infrastructure
Providence Infrastructure Private Limited
Investment
Darda Investment and Properties Private Limited
Agriculture
Soham Agriculture Private Limited
Prithavi Agriculture Private Limited
Deepti Agriculture Private Limited
Ancient Agriculture Private Limited
Printing
Darda Printocrats Private Limited
Property
Ignite Properties Private Limited
Exports
Pataliputra Exports Private Limited
General Information
Founding Year
1971
Affiliated Interests Founder
was a journalist from the pre-Independence era in India. He started Lokmat as a weekly Marathi newspaper in 1952 that eventually became a daily in 1971. He was also a minister in the Maharashtra state government between 1978 and 1993 holding important portfolios including Industry, Health, Public Works, Energy, Food and Civil Supplies.
Employees
3000+
Contact
Lokmat Media Private Limited, 1301/2, Lodha Supremus,
Dr. E. Moses Rd, Worli Circle, Mumbai - 400 018, India
Tel.: +91 22 2482 0000 /1/2/3/4/5
Email: corporate@lokmat.com
Website: www.lokmat.com
Tax/ ID Number
CIN:U99999MH1973PTC016613
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
Missing Data
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
Missing Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)
Missing Data
Management
Executive Board
Chairman
Managing Director, Lokmat Media Private Limited; Director – Asera Mining Private Limited; Director – Prithvi Prakashan Private Limited; Director – Audit Bureau of Circulations; Director – Asera Banka Power Private Limited; Director – Asera Power Private Limited’ Director – Great Asera Infrastructure Private Limited; Director – Asera Infrastructure Private Limited; Director – Asera Buildcon Private Limited; Director – IBN Lokmat News Private Limited; Director – Darda Investments and Properties Private Limited; Director – VJD Realty Private Limited; Director – Providence Infrastructure Private Limited; Director – Airwave Entertainment Private Limited; Director – Lokmat Entertainment Private Limited
Editorial, and Joint Managing Director – Lokmat Media Private Limited; Director – Soham Agriculture Private Limited; Director – Blink Enterprises Private Limited; Director – Prithavi Agriculture Private Limited; Director – Asera Mining Private Limited; Director – Darda Printocrats Private Limited; Director – Ancient Concrete Products Private Limited; Director – Asera Power Private Limited; Director – Navketan Industrial Construction Private Limited; Director – Great Asera Infrastructure Private Limited, Director – Asera Infrastructure Private Limited; Director – Ignite Properties Private Limited; Director – Mariso Construction Private Limited; Director – FC Vyapar Private Limited; Director – Patliputra Exports Private Limited; Director – IBN Lokmat News Private Limited; Director – Darda Investment and Properties Private Limited; Director – Mogra Scanagraph Private Limited; Director – Ancient Agriculture Private Limited; Director – Airwave Entertainment Private Limited; Director – Lokmat Entertainment Private Limited
Executive Director – Lokmat Media Private Limited; Director – Soham Agriculture Private Limited; Director – Blink Cooper Private Limited; Director – Prithavi Agriculture Private Limited; Director – Darda Printocrats Private Limited; Director – Regal Publications Private Limited; Director – Prithvi Prakashan Private Limited; Director – Ancient Concrete Products Private Limited; Director – Navketan Industrial Construction Private Limited; Director – Ignite Properties Private Limited; Director – Mariso Construction Private Limited; Director – Silvershine Ventures Private Limited; Director – Marine Landmarks Private Limited; Director – FC Vyapar Private Limited; Director – Patliputra Exports Private Limited; Director – Navketan Tours and Travels Private Limited; Director – Mogra Scanagraph Private Limited; Director – Shreya Cooper Private Limited; Director – Deepti Agriculture Private Limited; Director – The Indian Newspaper Society
Senior Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President
Vice President – Technical
Vice President, Creative and Content Strategy
Further Information
Meta Data
Although the ownership structure of Lokmat Media Private Limited is available in the Registry of companies, the major shareholders are the Family Trusts, and hence no specific names are clearly spelt as owners. There is no information available about the composition of the Jawaharlal Darda Family Trust which could have helped ascertain the real stakeholder in the company. The company management was written to, through email on 31st January 2019 and by courier on 1st February 2019, seeking information on the company, and verification of data. There has been no response from the company.
