Question: Recently who has been appointed as the new chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Rani Singh Nair | Free Current Affairs PDF Download, Free Current AffairsQuestion: Recently who has been appointed as the new chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?(a) Ratan P Watal(b) Rani Singh Nair(c) Rakesh Jain(d) Arvind PanagariyaAns: (b) Related facts:On 1 August 2016 Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Rani Singh Nair has been appointed as the new chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is the policy-making body of the I-T department under the Union Finance Ministry.She is 1979-batch IRS officer of the Income Tax cadre.She will succeed then acting chairman Atulesh Jindal who retired on 30 July 2016.Reference:http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/_layouts/15/dit/mobile/who-we-are/central-board-of-direct-taxes.aspxhttp://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rani-singh-nair-appointed-cbdt-chairperson/1/729248.htmlhttp://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rani-singh-nair-appointed-cbdt-chairperson-116080100865_1.htmlhttp://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/rani-nair-set-to-be-new-cbdt-chairperson/article8924742.ece Rani Singh Nair | Free Current Affairs PDF Download, Free Current Affairs