PK Purwar named BSNL CMD; to take over on July 1 Leave a Comment / Daily News, Appointments / By Suraj Pravin Kumar Purwar has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), who will take office from July 1, 2019. He will replace Anupam Shrivastava, who has been the CMD of BSNL since January 2015.