Five IRS officers promoted as Chief Commissioners of Income Tax

CBDT promotes five IRS officers, including Pankaj Kumar and Vandana Verma, as Chief Commissioners of Income Tax for the 2025 panel year.

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Central Board of Direct Taxes

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday (August 1, 2025) promoted five senior IRS officers to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) in Level 16 of the pay matrix for the panel year 2025.

According to Office Order issued by the Ministry of Finance, the following officers have been elevated on an in-situ basis with immediate effect or from the date they assume charge of their new posts:

They are;

  1. Pankaj Kumar
  2. Vandana Verma
  3. Vivek Kumar
  4. Rakesh Gupta
  5. Yagyasaini Kakkar

As per the order, the officers shall continue to hold their current posts until their formal postings are notified.

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