Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes

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{{Infobox official post
| post = Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes
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|flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
|body = [[Government of India]]
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|image=North Block, Central Secretariat.jpg
|insigniacaption = Emblem of India
|residence = North Block, [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi]]
|appointer = [[Finance Minister of India]]
|appointer_qualified = {{raise|0.3em|The appointee for the office is approved by [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] headed by Prime Minister}}{{efn|The CBDT Chairperson is usually the senior most [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)|IRS (IT)]] officer of the senior most batch.}}
|termlength = {{raise|0.0em|No fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended}}
|Chairperson = Rani Singh Nair I.R.S. (IT)<ref>http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-05/news/55798257_1_cbdt-chairperson-direct-taxes-special-investigation-team</ref>
|inaugural = Jamuna Prasad Singh
|incumbent = Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra, IRS (IT) <br> {{small|''(Acting)''}}
|incumbentsince = 1 June 2021
|formation = 1964
|salary = {{INRConvert|225|k}}
|website = {{Official website|http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/CCIT/CBDT.asp}}
}}

The '''Chairperson, [[Central Board of Direct Taxes]] (CBDT)''' is the [[Civil Services of India|senior-most IRS (IT) civil servant]] in the [[Government of India]]. The Chairperson of CBDT is the Special Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)]].

The CBDT Chairperson is a special secretary and reports to the Revenue Secretary of India.<ref>[http://dor.gov.in/ Official website of the Department of Revenue, Government of India]</ref>
He is placed equivalent to officers of the rank of Lieutenant-General, Vice-Admiral or Air Marshal, [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI Director]] and [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General]] in the [[Indian order of precedence|Order of Precedence]].<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/CCIT/CBDT.asp Income Tax India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118033640/http://incometaxindia.gov.in/CCIT/CBDT.asp |date=2013-01-18 }}</ref>

Post the retirement of the longest serving chairperson Pramod Chandra Mody. Mody, a 1982-batch [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)|IRS (IT)]] officer,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/pramod-chandra-mody-takes-over-as-new-cbdt-chairman/articleshow/68008630.cms|title=Pramod Chandra Mody takes over as new CBDT chairman|date=2019-02-15|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra was appointed as the interim chairperson for a term of 3-months.<ref>{{cite news |title=JB Mohapatra Gets Additional Charge Of Tax Body CBTD Chairman |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jb-mohapatra-gets-additional-charge-of-tax-body-central-board-of-direct-taxes-chairman-2453270 |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Functions==
The following are the functions of the Chairman:
* Administrative planning of the Income Tax Department.
* Act as advisor and conscience keeper of the Indian Revenue Service.
* Handle senior appointments.
* Represents the Finance Ministry at important tax-based conferences at UN and OECD.
* Transfers and postings of officers in the cadre of Chief Commissioner of Income-tax and Commissioner of Income-tax.
* Matters dealt with in the Foreign Tax and Tax Research Division, except matters under Section 80-O of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
* Ensure that the Cabinet decisions are implemented
* Advise the [[Finance Minister of India]].
* All matters relating to Central and Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committees and Consultative Committee of the Parliament.
* Public Grievances.
* Provide an element of continuity and stability to administration during crises.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/CBDTPastChairman.aspx IRS: CBDT Chairman, Members and their Contact Details]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/CBEC-CBDT-to-chart-plan-to-recover-Kingfisher-Airlines-dues/articleshow/17302398.cms CBEC, CBDT to chart plan to recover Kingfisher Airlines dues - The Times of India]
the chairman of CBDT</ref>

== Emolument, accommodation and perquisites ==
As the Chairperson, CBDT is of the rank of Secretary to Government of India, his/her salary is equivalent<ref name="Army Pay Rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.nic.in/sites/default/files/ArmyPayRules.pdf|title=Army Pay Rules, 2017|date=May 3, 2017|work=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Government of India]]|url-status=live|accessdate=September 24, 2017}}</ref> to [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretaries]] of State Governments and to Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders, in the rank of [[Lieutenant General]] and equivalent ranks in [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Army Pay Rules" />
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="margin: 1ex 0 1ex 1ex; "
|+'''Chairperson, CBIC monthly pay and allowances'''
!Base Salary as per [[7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) and Defence Forces|7th Pay Commission]] (Per month)
!Pay Matrix Level
!Sources
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|{{INRConvert|225000}}
|Pay Level 17
|<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report">{{cite web|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|title=Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India|publisher=Seventh Central [[Pay Commission]], [[Government of India]]|format=PDF|url-status=dead|accessdate=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
|}

==List of CBDT Chairpersons==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: center;" | CBDT Chairpersons since Inception<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/CBDTPastChairman.aspx|title=CBDT Past Chairman}}</ref>
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!Name !!Tenure !! Notes
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|Jamuna Prasad Singh
|1964 - 1967
|First ever CBDT Chairman
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|S A I Navapna Raw
|1967 - 1968
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|K S Sundara Rajan
|1968 - 1969
|Went on to become Special Secretary, Cabinet Secreterait
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|R N Muttoo
|1969 - 1971
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|R D Shah
|1971 - 1974
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|S R Mehta
|1974 - 1977
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|S Narayan
|1977 - 1978
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|V V Badami
|1978 - 1979
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|O V Kuravilla
|1979 - 1981
|Went on to become Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission
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|Jagdish Chand
|1981 - 1983
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|-
|V Chidambaram
|1983 - 1984
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|N Subramanian
|1984 - 1985
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|M S Narayanan
|1985 - 1986
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|-
|Chand K. Tikku
|1986 - 1988
|Went on to become Vice Chairman of MP Administrative Reforms Commission
|-
|G N Gupta
|1988 - 1989
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|-
|A S Thind
|1989 - 1989
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|-
|T N Pandey
|1989 - 1990
|Went on to become Member of Direct Tax Reforms Committee
|-
|A V Swaminathan
|1990 - 1991
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|-
|A K Ghosh
|1991 - 1992
|Was appointed as Chairman of Supreme Fact-Finding Committee related to Harshad Mehta Scam
|-
|S Ramamurthi
|1992 - 1993
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|-
|R S Rathore
|1993 - 1994
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|-
|Dr. N R Sivaswamy
|1994 - 1994
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|-
|T R Srinivasan
|1994 - 1995
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|-
|N Rangachary
|1995 - 1996
|Went on to become Chairman of the IRDA
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|G K Mishra
|1996 - 1997
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|S N Shende
|1997 - 1997
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|Ravi Kant
|1997 - 2000
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|S K Nigam
|2000 - 2000
|Was appointed as Special Advisor to FM on Taxation
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|A Balasubramanian
|2000 - 2001
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|O P Srivastava
|2001 - 2001
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|P K Sharma
|2002 - 2003
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|P L Singh
|2003 - 2004
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|Shobha Majumdar
|2004 - 2005
|First woman to be a CBDT Chairperson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-india-s-tax-administration-news-national-migpuhaahbbsi.html|title=Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration}}</ref>
|-
|Berjinder Singh
|2005 - 2005
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|M S Darda
|2005 - 2005
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|-
|M M Kherawala
|2006 - 2006
|Second woman to be a CBDT Chairperson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-india-s-tax-administration-news-national-migpuhaahbbsi.html|title=Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration}}</ref>
|-
|Indira Bhargawa
|2006 - 2007
|Third woman to be a CBDT Chairperson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-india-s-tax-administration-news-national-migpuhaahbbsi.html|title=Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration}}</ref>
|-
|B M Singh
|2007 - 2007
|Went on to become Member of ITSC
|-
|R Prasad
|2007 - 2008
|Went to become Member of Competition Commission of India (CCI) till 2013
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|P K Mishra
|2008 - 2008
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|R S Mathoda
|2008 - 2008
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|N B Singh
|2008 - 2009
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|S S N Moorthy
|2009 - 2010
|Went on to become Member of Securities Appellate Tribunal
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|Sudhir Chandra
|2011 - 2011
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|Prakash Chandra
|2011 - 2011
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|M C Joshi
|2011 - 2012
|Was Chairman of Black Money Committee appointed by Prime Minister
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|Laxman Das
|2012 - 2012
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|Poonam K Saxena
|2012 - 2013
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|Sudha Sharma
|2013 - 2014
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|R K Tewari
|2014 - 2014
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|K V Chowdhary
|2014 - 2014
|Went on to become CVC <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/sc-upholds-appointment-of-kv-chowdary-as-cvc-118070200250_1.html|title=SC upholds appointment of KV Chowdary as CVC}}</ref>
|-
|Anita Kapur
|2014 - 2015
|Went on to become COMPAT Member
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|Arun Kumar Jain
|2015 - 2016
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|Atulesh Jindal
|2016 - 2016
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|Rani Singh Nair
|2016 - 2016
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|Shushil Chandra
|2016-2019
|Went on to become chief Election Commissioner at ECI <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbdt-chief-sushil-chandra-appointed-as-election-commissioner/article26269650.ece|title=CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner}}</ref>
|-
|Pramod Chandra Mody
|2019-2021
|Longest Serving Chairman since Feb 15, 2019 to 31 May 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=Pramod Chandra Mody named as the next CBDT chairman |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pramod-chandra-mody-named-as-the-next-cbdt-chairman-1550167629152.html |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Live mint |date=14 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra || 2021 || as interim chairperson for a term of 3-months
|}

==Notes==
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==See also==
* [[Principal Secretary (India)]]
* [[Chairperson Central Board of Excise & Customs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110417031235/http://www.india.gov.in/ Official Portal of the Indian Government]
*[http://upsc.gov.in/ Union Public Service Commission]

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