Laxman Das New CBDT Member-Revenue


(RTTNews.com) - Senior IRS officer Laxman Das has been appointed as the new Member (Revenue) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes or CBDT, reports said.

The portfolio was till now being handled by S.S. Rana, Member (Investigation) in the CBDT, for the last few months.

Das is a 1974-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and has held senior positions like that of Chief Commissioner (Income-Tax) in the past.

He will look after the revenue collection work of states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

The CBDT is a seven-member body headed by the Chairman and it formulates policies and looks after the administration of Direct Taxes in the country and that of the Income-Tax Department.