<p>"He (Upadhyay) will join office (of BSNL chief) today," DoT Secretary R Chandrashekhar told PTI.<br /><br />However, no decision regarding the appointment of chief of MTNL, another public sector telecom major, has been taken, he added.<br /><br />A search-cum-selection panel had earlier selected Upadhyay, CMD of Telecom Consultants India Ltd, for the BSNL chief's post.<br /><br />The panel was headed by Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, and included Cabinet Secretary K M Chandresekhar, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister T K A Nair and Unique identification authority UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani as members for selecting the top officials of the two telecom PSUs.<br /><br />Upadhyay is a 1975 batch officer of Indian Telecom Services. He holds a B.Tech (Electronics) Degree from I T Banaras Hindu University and MBA (Marketing Management) Degree from the Indira Gandhi Open University.</p>
<p>"He (Upadhyay) will join office (of BSNL chief) today," DoT Secretary R Chandrashekhar told PTI.<br /><br />However, no decision regarding the appointment of chief of MTNL, another public sector telecom major, has been taken, he added.<br /><br />A search-cum-selection panel had earlier selected Upadhyay, CMD of Telecom Consultants India Ltd, for the BSNL chief's post.<br /><br />The panel was headed by Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, and included Cabinet Secretary K M Chandresekhar, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister T K A Nair and Unique identification authority UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani as members for selecting the top officials of the two telecom PSUs.<br /><br />Upadhyay is a 1975 batch officer of Indian Telecom Services. He holds a B.Tech (Electronics) Degree from I T Banaras Hindu University and MBA (Marketing Management) Degree from the Indira Gandhi Open University.</p>