CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra's term extended for one year
Senior bureaucrat Sushil Chandra has been given one-year extension as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) till May 2019. This is his second extension after taking over as CBDT chief on November 1, 2016. Chandra and some senior income tax officials are reportedly under CBI lens for allegedly sharing probe details about Nirav Modi fraud with extortionists.