SK Singh, Pallavi Agarwal, Vatsalaa Jha appointed as new CBDT members
New Delhi, August 14
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the appointment of three IRS officers as Members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the apex body governing direct tax administration in India, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel & Training on Thursday.
Sunil Kumar Singh, an IRS officer of the 1991 batch (IT:91048), currently serving as Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Ahmedabad, has been appointed Member.
Pallavi Agarwal, also of the 1991 batch, presently Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Delhi, has been named Member against a vacancy dated April 1, 2026.
Vatsalaa Jha, a 1992-batch officer who currently heads the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation) for the North West Region in Chandigarh, has been appointed Member.
The CBDT functions under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, and oversees the administration of direct tax laws through the Income Tax Department across the country. With these appointments, the Board's leadership will be strengthened as it takes up posts left vacant through 2026.
— ANI
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