As Indianmandarins had reported first on 29 October 2016 (web-link below) Mahender Singh (IRS C&CE:1981) and R K Mahajan (IRS C&CE:1982) appointed as Member, Central Board of Excise & Customs. Prior to the appointment of Mahajan and Singh the board had only two members- Ananya Rayand S Ramesh- against the sanctioned strength of six. Ms Vanaja N Sarna is CBEC's Chairman.
CBEC, the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes, and its officials are key stakeholders in the implementation of the GST which is slated to be rolled out from July 1.
Web-link: Our report dated 29 October 2016
Singh in a fix, appointment as CBEC Member delayed?
https://www.indianmandarins.com/singh-in-a-fix-appointment-as-cbec-member-delayed/