New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has assigned additional responsibilities to two of its serving members following the superannuation of senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers Pankaj Kumar Mishra and Sanjay Bahadur on November 5, 2026.
Under the revised arrangement, Pallavi Agarwal, Member (Taxpayer Services and Revenue), has been given the additional charge of Member (Administration). She will also oversee the West Zone, covering Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
Similarly, Sunil Kumar Singh, Member (Systems and Faceless Schemes), has been assigned the additional charge of Member (Income Tax). His additional zonal responsibilities will cover Karnataka and Goa, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Both officers will discharge these responsibilities alongside their existing portfolios.
Pallavi Agarwal Gets Additional Charge of Member (Administration)
Pallavi Agarwal, a 1991-batch IRS officer, is currently serving as Member (Taxpayer Services and Revenue) in the CBDT. With the superannuation of Pankaj Kumar Mishra, she has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of Member (Administration).
In her new assignment, she will also look after the West Zone, covering Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
Agarwal has over three decades of experience in income tax administration and central government assignments. Before joining the CBDT as a Member, she held several senior positions, including Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) in Delhi and Chief Commissioner of Income Tax.
She has also served as Additional Director General in the Directorate of Vigilance. During her central deputation, she worked as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development and as Member Secretary of the National Monuments Authority.
She holds a master’s degree in English Literature.
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Sunil Kumar Singh Assigned Member (Income Tax) Portfolio
Sunil Kumar Singh, an IRS officer of the 1992 batch and currently Member (Systems and Faceless Schemes) in the CBDT, has been given the additional charge of Member (Income Tax) following the retirement of Sanjay Bahadur.
Along with the additional portfolio, Singh will oversee Karnataka and Goa, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
His existing responsibilities as Member (Systems and Faceless Schemes) include overseeing the department’s technology infrastructure, digital tax administration and faceless assessment framework.
Before his elevation to the CBDT, Singh served as Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) in Ahmedabad, where he handled important investigation and enforcement responsibilities.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved his appointment as a CBDT Member in August 2026.
Changes Follow Superannuation of Two Senior IRS Officers
The additional-charge arrangement follows the retirement of two 1989-batch IRS officers who were holding key portfolios in the CBDT.
Pankaj Kumar Mishra was serving as Member (Administration), overseeing important administrative functions, including human resource development, training and vigilance-related matters.
Sanjay Bahadur was Member (Income Tax), with responsibilities that included supervision of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) and zonal oversight of Karnataka and Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
With Agarwal and Singh taking on the additional portfolios, the CBDT has made an interim redistribution of responsibilities among its serving Members.
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