| Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes of Government of India | |
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 Emblem of India | |
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 Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra, IRS (IT) (Acting) since 1 June 2021 | |
| Residence | North Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi |
| Appointer | Finance Minister of India The appointee for the office is approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister[lower-alpha 1] |
| Term length | No fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended |
| Inaugural holder | Jamuna Prasad Singh |
| Formation | 1964 |
| Salary | ₹225,000 (US$3,200) |
| Website | www |
The Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is the 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.[1] He is placed equivalent to officers of the rank of Lieutenant-General, Vice-Admiral or Air Marshal, CBI Director and Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General in the Order of Precedence.[2]
Post the retirement of the longest serving chairperson Pramod Chandra Mody. Mody, a 1982-batch IRS (IT) officer,[3] Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra was appointed as the interim chairperson for a term of 3-months.[4]
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.[2][5][6]
Emolument, accommodation and perquisites
As the Chairperson, CBDT is of the rank of Secretary to Government of India, his/her salary is equivalent[7] to 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.[7]
| Base Salary as per 7th Pay Commission (Per month) | Pay Matrix Level | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| ₹225,000 (US$3,200) | Pay Level 17 | [8] |
List of CBDT Chairpersons
| Name | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jamuna Prasad Singh | 1964 - 1967 | First ever CBDT Chairman |
| S A I Navapna Raw | 1967 - 1968 | |
| K S Sundara Rajan | 1968 - 1969 | Went on to become Special Secretary, Cabinet Secreterait |
| R N Muttoo | 1969 - 1971 | |
| R D Shah | 1971 - 1974 | |
| S R Mehta | 1974 - 1977 | |
| S Narayan | 1977 - 1978 | |
| V V Badami | 1978 - 1979 | |
| O V Kuravilla | 1979 - 1981 | Went on to become Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission |
| Jagdish Chand | 1981 - 1983 | |
| V Chidambaram | 1983 - 1984 | |
| N Subramanian | 1984 - 1985 | |
| M S Narayanan | 1985 - 1986 | |
| Chand K. Tikku | 1986 - 1988 | Went on to become Vice Chairman of MP Administrative Reforms Commission |
| G N Gupta | 1988 - 1989 | |
| A S Thind | 1989 - 1989 | |
| T N Pandey | 1989 - 1990 | Went on to become Member of Direct Tax Reforms Committee |
| A V Swaminathan | 1990 - 1991 | |
| A K Ghosh | 1991 - 1992 | Was appointed as Chairman of Supreme Fact-Finding Committee related to Harshad Mehta Scam |
| S Ramamurthi | 1992 - 1993 | |
| R S Rathore | 1993 - 1994 | |
| Dr. N R Sivaswamy | 1994 - 1994 | |
| T R Srinivasan | 1994 - 1995 | |
| N Rangachary | 1995 - 1996 | Went on to become Chairman of the IRDA |
| G K Mishra | 1996 - 1997 | |
| S N Shende | 1997 - 1997 | |
| Ravi Kant | 1997 - 2000 | |
| S K Nigam | 2000 - 2000 | Was appointed as Special Advisor to FM on Taxation |
| A Balasubramanian | 2000 - 2001 | |
| O P Srivastava | 2001 - 2001 | |
| P K Sharma | 2002 - 2003 | |
| P L Singh | 2003 - 2004 | |
| Shobha Majumdar | 2004 - 2005 | First woman to be a CBDT Chairperson[10] |
| Berjinder Singh | 2005 - 2005 | |
| M S Darda | 2005 - 2005 | |
| M M Kherawala | 2006 - 2006 | Second woman to be a CBDT Chairperson[11] |
| Indira Bhargawa | 2006 - 2007 | Third woman to be a CBDT Chairperson[12] |
| 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 |
| P K Mishra | 2008 - 2008 | |
| R S Mathoda | 2008 - 2008 | |
| N B Singh | 2008 - 2009 | |
| S S N Moorthy | 2009 - 2010 | Went on to become Member of Securities Appellate Tribunal |
| Sudhir Chandra | 2011 - 2011 | |
| Prakash Chandra | 2011 - 2011 | |
| M C Joshi | 2011 - 2012 | Was Chairman of Black Money Committee appointed by Prime Minister |
| Laxman Das | 2012 - 2012 | |
| Poonam K Saxena | 2012 - 2013 | |
| Sudha Sharma | 2013 - 2014 | |
| R K Tewari | 2014 - 2014 | |
| K V Chowdhary | 2014 - 2014 | Went on to become CVC [13] |
| Anita Kapur | 2014 - 2015 | Went on to become COMPAT Member |
| Arun Kumar Jain | 2015 - 2016 | |
| Atulesh Jindal | 2016 - 2016 | |
| Rani Singh Nair | 2016 - 2016 | |
| Shushil Chandra | 2016-2019 | Went on to become chief Election Commissioner at ECI [14] |
| Pramod Chandra Mody | 2019-2021 | Longest Serving Chairman since Feb 15, 2019 to 31 May 2021[15] |
| Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra | 2021 | as interim chairperson for a term of 3-months |
Notes
See also
References
- ↑ Official website of the Department of Revenue, Government of India
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Income Tax India Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Pramod Chandra Mody takes over as new CBDT chairman". 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "JB Mohapatra Gets Additional Charge Of Tax Body CBTD Chairman". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ IRS: CBDT Chairman, Members and their Contact Details
- ↑ CBEC, CBDT to chart plan to recover Kingfisher Airlines dues - The Times of India the chairman of CBDT
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Army Pay Rules, 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Defence, Government of India. May 3, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India" (PDF). Seventh Central Pay Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ↑ "CBDT Past Chairman".
- ↑ "Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration".
- ↑ "Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration".
- ↑ "Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration".
- ↑ "SC upholds appointment of KV Chowdary as CVC".
- ↑ "CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner".
- ↑ "Pramod Chandra Mody named as the next CBDT chairman". Live mint. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.