Dr. Basant Garg appointed Director-cum-Chairman; Sh. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh ceases as Chairman w.e.f. October 01, 2026

Change at the top of the Board.

Mon 12 Oct 2026

Chairman Appointed

Dr. Basant Garg, IAS (DIN: 07937460), Director-cum-Chairman w.e.f. October 01, 2026

Chairman Ceased

Sh. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, IAS ceases to be Director-cum-Chairman from October 01, 2026

Board Approval Date

resolution passed by circulation on October 12, 2026

Who is being appointed

Punjab Communications Limited has informed the exchanges that Dr. Basant Garg, IAS (DIN: 07937460) has been appointed as Director-cum-Chairman on its Board with effect from October 01, 2026. The nomination came from the company's holding company, M/s Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Ltd. (Punjab Infotech), through its letter dated October 05, 2026.

Who is stepping down

Sh. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, IAS ceased to be Director-cum-Chairman on the Board with effect from October 01, 2026. His name as Director-cum-Chairman was withdrawn by Punjab Infotech, the holding company.

How the appointment was approved

The Board approved Dr. Basant Garg's appointment as Director-cum-Chairman on the Board with effect from October 01, 2026, by way of a resolution passed by circulation on October 12, 2026.

Profile of Dr. Basant Garg

He is a 2005 batch IAS Officer and is at present serving as Administrative Secretary, Industries and Commerce, in addition to Administrative Secretary, Investment Promotion, and Administrative Secretary, Promotion of Information Technology Industry. Earlier roles include Administrative Secretary, Power; Administrative Secretary, New & Renewable Energy Sources; and Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Punjab State Transmission Corporation Ltd. and Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.

Other positions held during his career include Secretary, Finance; Additional CEO, National Health Authority, M/o Health & Family Welfare; Private Secretary to Deptt for Promotion of Industrial and Internal Trade; Minister of State for Commerce and Industry; and Director, Employment Generation Mission Punjab.

Relationship with other directors

The company states that Dr. Basant Garg is nominated and appointed by Punjab Infotech, the holding company, and is therefore related to other directors appointed by the holding company.

Eligibility confirmation

The company affirms that the above-mentioned director, being appointed, is not debarred from holding the office of director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority.

What this change means

• The Chairman's post is a board-level position, and this change follows the nomination made by the holding company, Punjab Infotech.
• Both the appointment and the cessation carry the same effective date, October 01, 2026, while the Board's approval came through a resolution passed by circulation on October 12, 2026.
• The incoming Chairman is a nominee of the holding company, as was the outgoing Chairman, so the directorship continues to be represented by the holding company's nominee on the Board.

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