Amit Pokhriyal has been unanimously elected the president of the Dehradun chapter of the Public Relation Society of India (PRSI).
During the meeting of the society, Pokhriyal gave a detailed view of the PRSI's action plan and hoped that he and the newly created executive will bring Uttarakhand a new identity through public relations.
Apart from this, Rakesh Dobhal has been appointed joint secretary, Akash Sarma and Mahesh Khankariyal as special members in the new executive committee. Former presidents Vimal Dabral and Anil Verma were made members of the national council.
Pokhriyal is currently working as the manager of public relations at Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) in Dehradun.
In the past, he successfully discharged his duties with the then Minister, Department of Medicine, Health, Science and Technology, Government of Uttarakhand from 2007 to year 2009. He also handled public relations, media and the work given by the then Chief Minister from time to time from 2009 to 2011.
A BCom from HNB Garhwal University and a PG Diploma holder in journalism and mass communication from the same university, Pokhriyal also holds an MBA in human resource and finance.