Fri Apr 18 05:50:57 UTC 2025: ## Four New Members Appointed to India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes

**New Delhi, April 18, 2025** – The Indian government has appointed four new members to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the decision-making body for the country’s Income-Tax department. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointments on Thursday.

The newly appointed members are all 1989-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers from the Income Tax cadre: Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Sanjay Bahadur, L. Rajasekhar Reddy, and G. Aparna Rao. Mr. Mishra, a former director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), and Mr. Bahadur, the principal director general (training) of the I-T department, bring extensive experience to their new roles. Mr. Reddy currently serves as principal chief commissioner (TDS) in Chennai, while Ms. Rao holds the same position in Bengaluru.

The CBDT, under the Union finance ministry, is headed by a chairman and can have up to six members. The current chairman is Ravi Agrawal. The additions bring the total number of members to six. These appointments are expected to strengthen the administration of direct taxes in India.

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