JB Mohapatra named CBDT chairman

JB Mohapatra has been appointed as the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the finance ministry said in a notification Wednesday. Mohapatra had been officiating as the chairman of the Board since June this year.

Mohapatra will succeed Prakash Chandra Mody, a 1982-batch Indian revenue services officer, who retired in May.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment.


JB Mohapatra was a member of the board before he was given the responsibility of officiating as the Chairman, CBDT for a period of three months, in May.

Mohapatra, a 1984 batch Indian revenue services officer, was appointed as member in the board mid May, along with Rashmi Saxena Sahni and Anuja Sarangi.