In a major leadership reshuffle for policy-making and administration, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) have shortlisted 15 senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers to man three vacant positions of Members on its board. These officers, belonging to the Customs & Indirect Taxes department, are from batches like 1990, 1991, and 1992, with at least one year of service remaining.
Five candidates have been selected for each post. The personal interactions are scheduled to be held on Dec 29, 2025 and January 2, 2026.
This exercise is part of a crucial leadership revamp ahead of the Union Budget 2026, in which emphasis has been given to experience and suitability of the candidates for policy roles.
Being the apex body for indirect taxes, the CBIC relies on senior IRS officers for its top leadership positions.
The 15 officers who have been called for interviews are Raj Kumar and Valte Vungzamuan from the 1990 batch; Prachi Saroop, Rimjhim Prasad, Rajesh Jindal, Mayank Kumar, Arti A Srinivas, and Shailendra Kumar Sinha from the 1991 batch; and Abhai Kumar Srivastav, S K Vimalanathan, Vimal Kumar Srivastava, Sanjay Mangal, Sunil Jain, Anuj Gogia, and Kajal Singh from the 1992 batch.
The vacancies have been caused by retirements. The Government of India aims to fill these crucial roles in policy formulation and administration through these appointments.
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