Government extends additional charge of Robert Ravi Jerard for second time as CMD of BSNL, MTNL

The government has extended the additional charge of DoT senior official Ravi A Robert Jerard for the second time as chairman and managing director of telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL, a regulatory filing said on Monday.

Jerard was appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) of the telecom public sector units on July 14, 2024, after the Appointment Committee of Cabinet denied extension to the then CMD PK Purwar.