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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), formerly known as the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), is a one of the Boards constituted under the statute the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963) and is subordinate to the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It deals mainly with the tasks of formulation and implementation of policy concerning to the levy and collection of Customs duties, Central Excise duties and Goods & Services tax, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise, Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) and Narcotics to the extent under CBIC's purview. The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Goods and Services Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

The CBIC is headed by a Chairman and has 6 members in addition to the Chairman. In the performance of its administrative and executive functions, the CBIC is assisted by Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners and Principal Director Generals/Director Generals. The Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners working under the Principal Chief Commissioner/ Chief Commissioner’s supervision also discharge executive functions.

Organisational Chart of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Organisational Chart

Chairman & Members of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

CBIC Chairman & Members
Shri. S. Ramesh	Chairman	01.07.2018 - 31.12.2018
Shri. S. Ramesh	Member	01.10.2016 - 30.06.2018
Shri. Mahender Singh	Member	01.05.2017 - 31.12.2018
Shri Susanta Kumar Panda	Member	17.07.2017 - 30.04.2019
Smt. Ameeta Suri	Member	14.07.2017 - 31.03.2019
Shri Pranab Kumar Das	Member	01.09.2017 - 30.04.2020
Dr. John Joseph	Member	06.11.2017 - 31.05.2020
Shri Raj Kumar Barthwal	Member	01.07.2018 - 31.03.2020

First Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Shri B.N. Banerji was the first Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), now the Central Board of Indiret Taxes and Customs (CBIC) - 1964-67. Shri Banerji was the Chairman of the then Board of Revenue which covered both direct and indirect taxes. When the combined Board was later replaced by two Boards, the CBDT and the CBEC (now CBIC), he continued to be the first Chairman of the CBEC (now CBIC). Shri Banerji was from the Imperial Customs Service of the British era and was credited with encyclopaedic knowledge, going way beyond the revenue matters. Report of the U.S. Delegation to the Eighteenth Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Washington, June 28, 1963 shows that Shri B.N. Banerji was Indian Representative to the 18th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The United Kingdom representative nominated Shri B.N. Banerji as Second Vice-Chairman. His nomination was supported by the representatives of the United States and many other countries (Ref: http://history.state.gov/historical-documents/frus1961-63v25/d345 ).

B.N. Banerji Memorial Lecture - By Shri Parthasarathi Shome

Present Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Shri. S. Ramesh, IRS (C&CE:1981) took over as Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), on superannuation of Smt. Vanaja N. Sarna on 30.06.2018.

Prior to his elevation, he was Member (Administration) in the Board. Shri S. Ramesh began his career in Mumbai as Asst Commissioner, Central Excise and thereafter in Mumbai Customs. He has worked in various capacities in Hyderabad, Nagpur, Chennai, Trichy etc.

He was the Chief Commissioner, Chennai Customs Zone from 2013 to 2016. Thereafter, he took over as Director General, Systems & Data Management. He joined the Board in September, 2016 as Member (IT, Central Excise & Service Tax).

Previous Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Photo of Smt. Vanaja N. Sarna, Chairman, CBIC

Smt. Vanaja N. Sarna, IRS (C&CE:1980) took over charge of the Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC now CBIC) on superannuation of Shri Najib Shah, (IRS C&CE:1979) on 31.03.2017. She was holding the charge as Member (Administration) while being elevated as Chairman.

Smt. Vanaja N. Sarna has served Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC now CBIC) in several capacities over the last 36 years. These include postings in Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax formations in Kochi, Delhi, Chennai, Meerut, Chandigarh and Bangalore. She has also worked as Additional Director General, National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics (NACEN), in Chennai. She was also Additional Director General in the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi. She also served on deputation as Under Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and as Director/ Joint Secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

Prior to becoming Member, Central Board of Excise and Customs, she held the charge of Director General of Vigilance and Chief Vigilance Officer of the Department.

Some of the Chairmen/ Members retired in the recent past.

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