CBDT Chairman Nitin Gupta gets 9-month extension

Nitin Gupta, chairman Central Board of Direct Taxes will continue in the office for nine more months as the government re-employed him on a contractual basis till June 30, 2014.

Saturday, September 30, was his last working day.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re- appointment of Shri Nitin Gupta as Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), on contract basis, with effect from 01.10.2023 till 30.06.2024, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, in relaxation of the Recruitment Rules, on usual terms and conditions applicable to re-employed Central Government officers," said a notification issued on September 30.


A Indian Revenue Service officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre, he was appointed CBDT chairman after superannuation of JB Mohapatra. Before that, he was serving as the Member (investigation) on the Board.

Earlier Sushil Chandra and Pramod Chandra Modi were also re-employed on a contractual basis.