Vivek Johri appointed CBIC chairman

Highlights:

• Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri was appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on November 28, 2021.
• Vivek Johri is a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer.
• He is currently working as the member in the CBIC.
• His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
• He was appointed as tenure of former chairman M Ajit Kumar ends in the month of November 2021.

• CBIC is the nodal national agency to administer GST, Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax & Narcotics in India. 
• The Customs & Central Excise department was established by the British Governor General of India in 1855, for administering customs laws and for collecting import duties or land revenue. 
• CBIC is one of the oldest government departments in India.
• CBIC is staffed by ministerial staff who are selected through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams and IRS officers through Civil Services Examination. 
• They start their careers as Assistant Commissioners or Directors in the field. After 20-25 years, they rise to the post of Chief Commissioners.
• CBIC is headed by a chairperson and comprises of six members.