Two senior income-tax officials hailing from the Telugu states have been appointed members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the highest statutory body dealing with levy and collection of direct taxes.
Hyderabad:Two senior income-tax officials hailing from the Telugu states have been appointed members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the highest statutory body dealing with levy and collection of direct taxes.
Chief commissioners L. Rajasekhar Reddy and G. Aparna Rao, both belonging to the 1989 batch of the Indian Revenue Service, were appointed by the ministry of finance in Friday during a reshuffle of senior officers.
Aparna Rao is from coastal Andhra and is currently working as principal chief commissioner, Bengaluru.
A postgraduate in Political Science from the Central University of Hyderabad, and LLM from Osmania University, she cleared the Civil Services Examination in her very first attempt.
Besides, unearthing a major refund scam in Bangalore, as Deputy Director of Investigation (DDIT), she went on to lead a pathbreaking search operation on a moving train, an unprecedented feat in the history of the Income Tax Department.
She has served in various key capacities across Investigation, Administration, and Corporate and Business Assessment ranges.
Rajasekhar Reddy is currently principal chief commissioner, TDS, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and is the first CBDT member from Telangana. Hailing from Nirmal, Rajasekhar Reddy did his postgraduation in law, and cracked the civil services in his first attempt and joined the IRS.
Besides a five-year stint in the civil aviation ministry, Reddy also worked in the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for two and half a years. “It was a satisfying assignment in CCI,” Reddy told Deccan Chronicle. He led investigations into cement cartels that were increasing prices at will and imposed heavy penalties. Similarly, for the first time the CCI penalised global tech giant Google after an investigation team led by Rajasekhar Reddy established the abuse of dominance. The Supreme Court upheld the CCI’s decision to levy penalty of Rs 1,337 crore on the tech giant.
