Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights!" Click here! Gupta, 60, is a 1986-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Income-Tax department.
He was appointed at the helm of the CBDT in June 2022. Under Gupta's chairmanship, the tax collection has soared to new highs.
In FY23, the CBDT collected net direct taxes of ₹16.61 lakh crore, marking a growth of 17.63 percent as compared to Rs. 14.12 lakh crore mopped up in the preceding fiscal.
The CBDT, notably, is the apex policy-making body for the taxation department. It is headed by a chairman and can have six members who are in the rank of special secretary.
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