Sangeeta Singh given additional charge of CBDT chairman

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: May 03 2022

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Sangeeta Singh, a 1986 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer has been given additional charge of Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), after incumbent JB Mohapatra retired as the head of the direct taxes administration body on April 30.
JB Mohapatra, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Income Tax department, was appointed as the full-time chairman in September last year.
Sangeeta Singh is currently holding charge of Audit and Judicial.
She is also holding additional charge of Income Tax and Revenue and Tax Payers services.
Currently, the board has four members including Sangeeta Singh.

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Sangeeta Singh given additional charge of CBDT chairman