CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet?
A
Hardeep Srivastava
B
Prakash Chandran
C
Pramod Chandra Mody
D
Laxman Das
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -IRS Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) by the Government of India. Nitin Gupta will succeed Sangeeta Singh who was given the additional charge of CBDT chief after the retirement of JB Mohapatra on 30 April 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Synopsis. The “Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Nitin Gupta, IRS (IT:86), Member Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) as chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes from the date of assumption of the post,” according to the order issued on June 25.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new CBDT chairman. He is an IRS officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre and is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year.

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