CBIC transfers and promotes 15 IRS officers to PCC and CC grades

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Thursday (July 17, 2025) issued a major transfer and posting order, promoting and reassigning 15 senior Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officers in the ranks of Principal Chief Commissioner (PCC), Principal Director General (PDG), Chief Commissioner (CC), and Director General (DG) across various zones and directorates through both in-situ promotions and inter-zonal transfers.

Promoted to Principal Chief Commissioner (PCC)-In-Situ Postings:

• ARS Kumar (IRS-C&IT:1991): Customs Zone, Chennai
• Rimjhim Prasad (IRS-C&IT:1991): Director General of Performance Management (DGPM)
• Rajesh Jindal (IRS-C&IT:1991): DG Systems & Data Management
• Rajeev Gupta (IRS-C&IT:1991): CGST & Central Excise, Vadodara Zone
• Simmi Jain (IRS-C&IT:1991): DG Audit

Promoted to Chief Commissioner (CC)– In-Situ Postings:

• Shubhagata Kumar (IRS-C&IT:1992): Directorate General of Human Resource Development (DGHRD), HRM
• Manish Kumar (IRS-C&IT:1992): Customs Zone, Delhi
• V Sangeeta (IRS-C&IT:1992): CGST & Central Excise, Hyderabad Zone
• S Thirunavukkarasu (IRS-C&IT:1992): DGGI, SNU West, Mumbai
• Paul Rajendra Lakra (IRS-C&IT:1992): CGST & Central Excise, Bhubaneswar Zone
• Ramavath Srinivasa Naik (IRS-C&IT:1992): Customs Zone, Kolkata
• MRR Reddy (IRS-C&IT:1993): DGGI, SNU North, Gurugram
• Sandeep M.S. Puri (IRS-C&IT:1993): CGST & Central Excise, Nagpur Zone

Transferred Officers;

• Madan Mohan Singh (IRS-C&IT:1991): Moved from Customs Zone, Kolkata to CC, CGST & Central Excise, Chennai Zone
• Arti A. Srinivas (IRS-C&IT:1991): Shifted from DG Systems & Data Management to CC, DGARM