Ravi Agrawal (IRS-IT:1988) has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He takes over from Nitin Gupta (IRS-IT:1986), whose extended tenure as Chairman ends on June 30. Presently, Agrawal serves as Member (Administration) on the board.
Gupta was appointed as the CBDT chief in June 2022. He was scheduled to retire in September last year but given a nine-month extension until June.
Agrawal is scheduled to retire in September but will continue on a “reappointment on contract basis” until June 30 next year, under the usual terms and conditions applicable to re-employed central government officers, in relaxation of the recruitment rules.
The other serving members on the board are Pragya Sahay Saksena, HBS Gill, Pravin Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, and Sanjay Kumar Verma. Verma will retire from service on Sunday, June 30.
