New technocrat Chairman for CBDT – for a couple of months?
Rabender Singh Mathoda has taken over as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) with effect from 1st May, 2008. He belongs to the 1971 batch of the Indian Revenue Service. His predecessor had exactly a month as Chairman. He has a month extra.
The new Chairman is a graduate from IIT Kharagpur and belongs to the 1971 batch of IRS. But what is the point in appointing Chairmen of such High Power Boards for a month or two? What does he do in a month or two?
Like the Defence Chiefs, shouldn't the Revenue Chiefs have also a minimum tenure?