The Modi government on Sunday extended the tenure of Pramod Chandra Modi (Retd.IRS-IT:1982) as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for the third time by three months till 31.05.2021, 2021 with effect from 01.03.2021.
After the first one-year extension (from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020), the government in August last year extended his tenure for another six-month effective from September 1, 2020 to ensure continuity in the leadership on income-tax matters during the Union Budget 2021-22. Accordingly, he was due to retire on February 28, 2021.
Mody, a 1982-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, had taken over as the new chairman of CBDT on February 15, 2019.
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