Laxman Das takes over as new CBDT chairman

source:PTI

New Delhi: Laxman Das took over as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Wednesday.     The former chairman of the CBDT, M C Joshi, retired yesterday.     Das, who belongs to the 1974 batch of the Indian Revenue Services (IRS), was earlier serving as CBDT Member (Revenue), CBDT spokesperson Anuja Sarangi told PTI.     A Master of Physics, Das was also Chief Commissioner of the Income Tax Department in Delhi.