New Delhi, October 26, 2026: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, has issued Office Order No. 143/2026 dated October 26, 2026, announcing a revised allocation of charges and supervisory responsibilities among its Members, following the appointment of Shri Mayank Kumar as Member, CBIC. The revised allocation has been approved by the Competent Authority and shall remain in force until further orders.
Under the revised arrangement, Shri Vivek Chaturvedi, Chairman, CBIC, will continue to exercise overall supervisory responsibility over all Members of the Board, ensuring coordinated administration and effective functioning of the organisation.
Shri Surjit Bhujabal, Member (Compliance Management), has been entrusted with the supervision of the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management, Directorate General of Audit and Commissioner (PAC). He will also supervise the Customs Preventive Zones of Tiruchirappalli, Patna and Delhi, besides the GST, Central Excise and Customs formations at Guwahati.
Shri Mohan Kumar Singh, Member (IT), will oversee the Directorate General of Systems & Data Management and the Directorate of Logistics. His regional supervisory responsibilities will cover the West Region, including major GST, Central Excise and Customs formations at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Mumbai and Pune.
Shri Yogendra Garg, Member (Customs), has been assigned the Directorate General of Export Promotion, Directorate General of Valuation, Authority for Advance Ruling, Central Revenue Control Laboratories and Directorate of International Customs. He will additionally supervise the Central Region, comprising GST and Central Excise formations at Lucknow, Meerut, Bhopal and Nagpur.
Shri Abhai Kumar Srivastav, Member (Administration & Vigilance), will supervise the Directorate General of NACIN, Directorate General of Vigilance, Directorate General of Human Resource Development and Directorate General of Performance Management. His regional jurisdiction will include the East Region, covering Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Ranchi.
Shri Sanjay Mangal, Member (GST, Central Excise, Service Tax & Tax Policy), will oversee the Directorate General of Goods & Services Tax and the Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering. His supervisory responsibilities will extend to the North Region, covering Jaipur, Chandigarh, Panchkula and Delhi, along with specified formations in the South Region, including Bengaluru and Chennai.
Significantly, Shri Mayank Kumar, newly appointed Member, CBIC, has been allocated the charge of Legal & Taxpayer Services, including supervision of the Chief Commissioner (Authorised Representative), CESTAT, Directorate of Legal Affairs and Directorate General of Taxpayer Services. He will also supervise specified GST, Central Excise and Customs formations in the South Region, covering Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.
The revised allocation of responsibilities covers key areas of GST administration, Customs, tax policy, intelligence, compliance management, information technology, vigilance, legal affairs and taxpayer services, along with the geographical supervision of field formations across different regions of the country.
The Office Order further clarifies that the existing distribution of charges among CBIC Members stands modified to the above extent until further orders. The restructuring establishes the updated framework for functional and regional supervision within CBIC following the appointment of the new Board Member.
The revised portfolio allocation is an important administrative development for taxpayers, trade and industry stakeholders, as it identifies the Board Members responsible for major policy, enforcement, compliance, legal and taxpayer-service functions within CBIC.
The Order can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Member-CBIC-Charge-Allocation.pdf
