Pramod Chandra Mody gets 6-month extension as CBDT Chairman

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved extension in the re-appointment of Pramod Chandra Mody as Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for a period of six months with effect from 01.09.2020 to 28.02.2021 or until further orders.
The CBDT is headed by a chairman and can have a maximum of six members. It frames policy for the Income-Tax Department.
PC Mody, a 1982 batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre) officer, was appointed the CBDT chief in February 2019. He was in August last year re-appointed on the post for one year, till August 31, 2020, beyond the date of his superannuation on August 31, 2019.
Central Board of Direct Taxes was established in 1924.
Headquarters: New Delhi.