The Government on Wednesday appointed senior Indian Revenue Service officer Najib Shah as Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs.

 

“The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Najib Shah, Member CBEC as Chairman CBEC vice Kaushal Srivastava,” said an order by the Department of Personnel and Training.

 

A 1979 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (customs and central excise), Shah was appointed as Member of the indirect taxes board in May this year. Earlier, he was also posted as Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

 

He was acting Chairman of the CBEC after Kaushal Srivastava retired in May this year.

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