New Delhi: Nitin Gupta appointed as CBDT chairman. The government has appointed Nitin Gupta as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Mr. Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre, is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year.
The order issued on June 25 said the “Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Nitin Gupta, IRS (IT:86), Member CBDT as chairman, CBDT from the date of assumption of the post. The post of the CBDT chief was being held in an additional capacity by Board member and 1986-batch IRS officer Sangeeta Singh after J B Mohapatra retired on April 30.
Sangeeta Singh, who currently holds the additional charge of the chairman, will continue to be Member, CBDT.
The CBDT is headed by a Chairman and can have six members who are in the rank of special secretary. It is the administrative body for the Income Tax department.
It is the administrative body for the Income Tax department
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the appointment of Nitin Gupta, IRS (IT:86), Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) as Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) from the date of assumption of charge of the post,” an official notification by the Department of Personnel and Training said.
