New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has empanelled and promoted 55 Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officers of the 2008 batch to the grade of Commissioner of Customs & Indirect Taxes for the panel year 2026. This move strengthens senior leadership within the indirect tax administration and ensures better policy implementation across customs and GST departments.
Key Details of the Promotion
- Number of officers promoted: 55
- Cadre batch: 2008
- Grade: Commissioner of Customs & Indirect Taxes
- Panel year: 2026
- Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)
The promotion of these officers is part of the CBIC’s regular empanelment process to assign senior-level administrative responsibilities, including overseeing major customs and indirect tax zones, policy enforcement, and departmental coordination.
List of Promoted IRS Officers
The officers empanelled as Commissioner C&IT include:
Vivek Gupta, Neeraj Choubey, Kumar Aseem Vaibhav, Pranjal Singh, Abhishek Chauhan, Hemlata Rai, Balbir Singh Mangat, Niranjan C C, Rajeswari R Nair, Shailendra Kumar Deshmukh, Deepak Kumar, Rashmi Mishra, Ravneet Singh Khurana, Raghavendra Pal Singh, Dipin Singla, Satish Kumar, Raghu Kiran B, Rohit Dwivedi, Anish Muraleedharan, Siba Prasad Panda, N Naresh, Bejoy John, Varinder Kaur, Atul Singh, Sameer Kumar Jha, Manish Kumar, Kunal Kashyap, Ujjwala Arun Bhagwat, B G Krishnan, Devesh Gupta, Raghvendra Singh, Ashutosh, Saroj Samaiya, Rohit Singla, Rajesh Kothari, Vipul Gupta, Rajesh Kumar, Shaifali G Singh, Suven Das Gupta, Vishal Pratap Singh, Vidyut Vikash, Manvesh Kumar, Manish Kumar Jha, Aman Garg, P Gopa Kumar, Vishwajeet Singh, Mayank Sharma, Anoop Kumar Sharma, A S Kulkarni, C Thiyagarajan, Prabhakar Kumar, Paras Mal Sankhla, Shaukat Ali Nurvi, Rajiv Shankar, Subodh Singh.
These officers are now eligible to hold senior leadership positions in CBIC and will play a critical role in overseeing tax administration, compliance, and enforcement across India.
Significance of the Promotion
The empanelment of these IRS officers to the Commissioner grade is significant for several reasons:
- Enhanced leadership in CBIC: Ensures experienced officers handle major policy and operational responsibilities.
- Strengthened compliance: Promoted officers will oversee GST, customs, and indirect tax compliance.
- Improved administration: Facilitates effective coordination between field formations and headquarters.
- Career progression: Provides eligible IRS officers a clear path to higher-level positions such as Chief Commissioner and Member CBIC.
CBIC officials highlighted that promotions are based on performance, seniority, and experience, and are essential to maintain a robust administrative framework in indirect taxation.
