In a fresh development at the top of the indirect tax department, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the appointment of two senior Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officers — Sanjay Mangal and Abhai Kumar Srivastav — as CBIC Members.
The appointments come after interviews were held to fill three vacant CBIC Members post. Fifteen shortlisted officers appeared before the selection panel.
Mangal is currently serving as Chief Commissioner, Meerut GST & CX Zone. Srivastav is Director General of the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence.
Mangal will remain in service till January 2027. Srivastav is set to retire in February 2028.
The selection process started in the last week of December 2025 and ended in the third week of January 2026. The vacancies were created after the retirement of Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (IRS-C&IT:1988), Shashank Priya (IRS-C&IT:1988) and Aruna Narayan Gupta (IRS-C&IT:1989).
While two posts have now been filled, one Member position is still vacant in the CBIC. This has led to speculation that internal review is still underway before the final decision is taken.
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