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. PTI
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