In a major administrative restructuring exercise aimed at strengthening tax administration across the country, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued an extensive transfer and posting order involving senior officers in the Income Tax Department.
The wide-ranging exercise includes promotions, transfers, deputation continuations, retention decisions, fresh appointments and multiple additional charge allocations for Principal Commissioners of Income Tax (Pr. CIT) and Principal Directors of Income Tax (Pr. DIT).
Promotions
- Rajesh Gupta
- Vilas V. Shinde
- D. Komali Krishna
- Aarsi Prasad
- P.V. Pradeep Kumar
- Hemantkumar Chimanlal Leluva
- Shekhar L. Gajbhiye
- Dr. Sunil Gautam
- Ihezhe Kitto Zhimomi
- Praveena S.
- Vinay Sinha
- Sheodan Singh Bhadoriya
- Salil Mishra
- Rohit Garg
- M Salman Khan
- Shaveta Nakra Datta
- Sanjay Pandey
- Deepshikha Sharma
- Ritesh Misra
- Nimisha Singh
- Gaurav Batham
- P.V. Gupta
- Pravin Rawal
- Manoj Kumar Mahar
- Sanjay Dhariwal
- Dharm Veer Singh
- Monica Dhami
- Dr. Satyasai Rath
- P. Praveen Siddharth
- Susan Thomas
- Abhinay Shivaji Kumbhar
- Manish Sareen
- Dr. Sanjay Kumar Lal
- Shri Prakash Dubey
- Vijay Kumar Jaiswal
- Vijay Babu Vasanta
- Rajib Jain
- R. Clement Ramesh Kumar
- Sanjay Vishwas Rao Deshmukh
- K. Meghanath Chowhan
- Mudavathu N. Murthy Naik
Deputation / Leave Cases
- Rajnish Dev Burman
- Ashim Kumar Modi
- Pradeep Kumar Meel
- Vanita Rattan Sharma
- Anurag Goyal
- Rajat Subhra Biswas
- Manoj Kumar
- Archana Sharma Awasthi
- Ansuman Pattnaik
- Bhaskar Goswami
- Madhukar Kumar Bhagat
- Garima Bhagat
- Abha Rani Singh
- T. Roumuan Paite
- Rashmita Jha
- Pankaj Jindal
- Sandeep Raj
- Ekta Vishnoi
- Chittaranjan Dash
- Meera Srivastava
- Sanjog Kapoor
- Neelam Shukla
Retention / MTL-RL Cases
- Harendra Narayan Singh
- T. Vasanthan
- Susan Dolores George
- Vinay Kumar Singh
- Paresh Johri
- S. Ravichandran
- Arun Kumar
- Kesang Yangzom Sherpa
- Garima Jain
- Chandrajit Singh
- Monica Khare
- Anusha Khurana
- Ritesh Parmar
- Dr. Pallavi Darade
- Somogyan Pal
- Smiti Samant
- Vandana Ramachandran
- Muneesh Kumar
- Vinod Tanwani
- Anu Krishna Aggarwal
- Gaurav Kanaujia
- M. Mathivanan
- Manish Kanojia
- Mr. Imokaba Jamir
- Naina Soin Kapil
- Dr. Vijay Kumar Chadha
Other Significant Postings
- Rajgopal Sharma
- Jitender Kumar
- Purushottam Kashyap
- Rajesh Kumar Kedia
- Deepak Garg
- Mudit Nagpal
- H. Phani Raju
- Samir Tekriwal
- Sanjay Kumar Bharati
- Kumar Ajeet
- Neehar Ranjan Pandey
- Sunita Verma
- Abhay Kumar Thakur
- Swapna Nanu Ambatti
- Srujani Mohanty
- Gopinath Ch V
- S. Murali Mohan
Additional Charge Assignments
- Swati Joshi
- Rajeev Kumar Sahu
- Narendra Singh Jangpangi
- Ritesh Mishra
Total unique officers mentioned in the extracted text: 100+ senior Income Tax officers.
The latest reshuffle is expected to influence the functioning of field formations and central units nationwide. The exercise appears designed to ensure continuity in tax administration while reinforcing leadership positions across assessment, investigation, verification, audit and appellate structures within the department.
The order further addresses officers currently serving on deputation or availing leave. CBDT has decided that the cases of several such officers will be reviewed during the Annual General Transfer process in 2027. This move is intended to maintain administrative continuity while preserving flexibility for future manpower planning and deployment decisions.
The transfer exercise also deals with retention and MTL/RL category cases, where certain officers have been retained at their existing stations while others have been reassigned to strategic positions. Multiple fresh postings have been made in assessment and investigation wings across major tax jurisdictions.
Another key feature of the order is the large number of postings under the “Other Cases” category. Senior officers have been assigned important positions in investigation divisions and headquarters units across cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Patna and Pune. These assignments indicate a wider effort to strengthen operational capability in areas involving tax intelligence and enforcement functions.
CBDT has additionally implemented extensive additional charge arrangements to avoid administrative gaps and ensure uninterrupted functioning of various units. A number of officers have been assigned responsibility for multiple Assessment Units (AU), Review Units (RU), Verification Units (VU), Technical Units (TU) and appellate structures simultaneously. Such arrangements are intended to maintain workflow continuity until permanent appointments are finalized.
A notable aspect of the restructuring is the focus on reinforcing the Investigation Wing. Experienced officers have been deployed at important centres including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and other major locations. The order also reflects continuing emphasis on the faceless tax administration framework, with several assignments connected to Assessment Units, Review Units, Verification Units and related e-governance structures.
The administrative overhaul is expected to play a significant role in enhancing operational efficiency and strengthening decision-making within the Income Tax Department. Through a combination of promotions, strategic postings and temporary charge arrangements, CBDT appears to be seeking a balance between institutional continuity and modernization of tax administration practices across the country.
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