The Union Government in the first week of October 2016 appointed Indian Revenue Service officer Sushil Chandra as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
●    Chandra will take over from the current CBDT Chairperson Rani Singh Nair, who will retire on 31 October 2016.
●    Chandra is currently posted as Member, CBDT.
●    The Central Board of Direct Taxes provides essential inputs for policy and planning of direct taxes in India.
●    It is the policy-making body of the Income Tax Department under the Union Finance Ministry.
●    It is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963.
●    The Chairperson of the CBDT is the senior-most IRS civil servant in the Government of India.
●    The Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes is the ex officio Special Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the Indian Revenue Service.
●    The CBDT Chairperson is placed above the officers of the rank of Lieutenant-General, Vice-Admiral or Air Marshal, CBI Director and Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General in the Order of Precedence.

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