Chairperson of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Chairperson, Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs or Chairperson, CBIC is the senior most IRS (C&IT) officer in the Government of India. The Chairperson is the ex officio Special Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes). Sanjay Agarwal, IRS (C&CE:88) is the present Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
केंद्रीय अप्रत्यक्ष कर और सीमा शुल्क बोर्ड
Emblem of CBIC
emblem of India
Incumbent
Sanjay Agarwal, IRS (C&CE:88)
since 1 August 2023
SeatNorth Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi
AppointerFinance Minister of India
The CBIC Chairperson is usually the senior most IRS (C&IT) officer of the senior most batch. The appointee for the office is approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended
Inaugural holderB.N. Banerji
Formation1964
Salary₹225,000 (US$2,800)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chairperson is equivalent to Secretary to Government of India and comes at position number 23 in Order of precedence of India.[1]

The CBIC Chairperson is ex-officio special secretary and is under the direct charge of the Revenue Secretary of India. The Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is appointed by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) which is headed by the Prime Minister of India.

As the head of federal indirect tax administration, which touches the life of every Indian, the CBIC Chairperson plays a vital role in management of Indian economy and execution of economic policies of the government.

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

As the Chairperson, CBIC is of the rank of Secretary to Government of India, his/her salary is equivalent[2] to Chief Secretaries of State Governments and to Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders, in the rank of Lieutenant General and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces.[2]

Chairperson, CBIC monthly pay and allowances
Base Salary as per 7th Pay Commission (Per month) Pay Matrix Level Sources
₹225,000 (US$2,800) Pay Level 17 [3][4]

List of CBIC Chairpersons
Chairpersons of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs[5]
S.No.NameFromTo
43Sanjay Agarwal01.08.2023Present
42Vivek Johri01.12.202131.07.2023
41M. Ajit Kumar03.02.202030.11.2021
40John Joseph (I/C)01.01.202002.02.2020
39Pranab K. Das01.01.20191.12.2019
38S. Ramesh01.07.201831.12.2018
37Vanaja N. Sarana01.04.201730.06.2018
36Najib Shah01.07.201531.03.2017
35Kaushal Srivastava03.11.201430.06.2015
34J.M. Shanti Sundram01.02.201431.10.2014
33Praveen Mahajan01.08.201231.01.2014
32S.K. Goel31.10.201131.07.2012
31Sumit Dutt Majumder01.12.201031.10.2011
30V. Sridhar31.07.200930.11.2010
29P.C. Jha01.04.200831.07.2009
28S.K. Shingal31.05.200731.03.2008
27V.P. Singh01.06.200631.05.2007
26M. Jayaraman08.07.200531.05.2006
25A. K. Singh02.06.200308.07.2005
24M.K. Zutshi21.06.200231.05.2003
23K.L. Verma31.10.200131.05.2002
22Sukumar Shankar31.03.200131.10.2001
21B.P. Verma01.06.200031.03.2001
20S.D. Mohile17.08.199831.05.2000
19D.S. Solanki01.04.199817.08.1998
18R. Gopalnathan04.07.199731.03.1998
17S.D. Mohile28.02.199703.07.1997
16B.C. Rastogi01.08.199628.02.1997
15Tarun Roy26.06.199531.07.1996
14S.A. Govindraj08.04.199330.04.1995
13K.K. Dwivedi01.07.199131.03.1993
12B.R. Reddy01.02.199130.06.1991
11K.L. Rekhi01.02.198931.01.1991
10M.V.N. Rao21.12.198731.01.1989
9J. Datta30.05.198521.12.1987
8R.C. Mishra12.10.198330.05.1985
7G.S. Sawhney01.10.198211.10.1983
6S. Venkatesan01.02.197930.09.1982
5Jasjit Singh10.12.197731.01.1979
4M.G. Abrol23.09.197609.12.1977
3Jasjit Singh28.01.197222.09.1976
2D.P. Anand14.03.196727.01.1972
1B.N. Banerji01.01.196413.03.1967

See also

References
  1. "Cenpen India".
  2. "Army Pay Rules, 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Defence, Government of India. May 3, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. "Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India" (PDF). Seventh Central Pay Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  4. "Request Rejected" (PDF).
  5. "Chairman's Desk".
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