The government has granted a nine-month extension to Nitin Gupta, the current Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). This extension, provided on a contract basis, was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

It is effective from October 1 and will continue until June 30, 2024, or until further orders are issued, whichever comes earlier. This extension is in relaxation of the recruitment rules and follows the usual terms and conditions applicable to re-employed central government officers.

Nitin Gupta, a 1986-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Income-Tax department, initially assumed the role of CBDT Chairman in June 2022.