Vivek Johri appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Vivek Johri appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Why in news?

• Recently, senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri has been appointed as the chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

About Vivek Johri and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Vivek Johri

• Vivek Johri is a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Johri as the chairman of the CBIC
• He succeeds M Ajit Kumar who completes his tenure this month end.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)

• It is the authority responsible for administering indirect taxes such as GST, central excise, service tax, customs, among others in India.
• The Central Board of Indirect Taxes is under the Department of Revenue, Finance Ministry, Government of India.
• The CBIC was previously known as the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).