NEW DELHI — In a major administrative overhaul, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued Office Order No. 49/2026, mandating the transfer and posting of 33 high-ranking officials. The order, approved by the Competent Authority and dated April 9, 2026, impacts top-tier leadership in the grades of Principal Chief Commissioner and Chief Commissioner across India.
Key Strategic Appointments
The reshuffle includes significant lateral moves and new postings following internal promotions. The following officers have been assigned new roles:
| Name of the Officer | Designation | New Posting (Zone/Directorate) |
| Valte Vungzamuan | PCC |
Delhi Customs (Prev.) |
| Prachi Saroop | PCC |
Mumbai GST & CX |
| Rimjhim Prasad | PCC |
Delhi GST & CX |
| S. K. Vimalanathan | CC |
Chennai Customs |
| Rajendra Singh | CC |
DG GST |
| Sanjay Gupta | CC |
DGHRD (I&W) |
| S. Thirunavukkarasu | CC |
Pr. DGGI Delhi |
| Ramavath Srinivasa Naik | CC |
Kolkata GST & CX |
| Shailendra Kumar Sinha | CC |
DG Taxpayer Service |
Promotions and “In-Situ” Postings
A substantial portion of the order focuses on officers receiving promotions, many of whom will continue in their current regions under their elevated status (in-situ):
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PCC (in-situ): Mayank Kumar (Mumbai Zone-I, Customs), Madan Mohan Singh (Chennai GST & CX), Shrawan Kumar (Kolkata Customs), Arti A. Srinivas (DGARM), Charul Baranwal (CC AR, CESTAT), M. Subramanyam (NACIN Palasamudram), Sanjay Rathi (Visakhapatnam GST & CX), and Nitish Kumar Sinha (Meerut GST & CX).
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CC (in-situ): Diptasri Barma Arora (DG Audit), Charan Preet Singh Bakshi (DGGI East, Kolkata), Arun Kumar (Hyderabad GST & CX), Neeraj Kansal (Pune GST & CX), Harmeet Singh Narang (Jaipur GST & CX), Suresh Kumar (Thiruvananthapuram GST & CX), Vinayak Chandra Gupta (Lucknow GST & CX), Akhil Kumar Khatri (DGGI South, Chennai), Brij Bhushan Gupta (Mumbai Zone-III, Customs), Atul Kumar Rastogi (Patna Customs Prev.), Shubh Chintan (Chandigarh GST & CX), Ganesh Dutt Lohani (Pr. DGRI, Delhi), P.V.N. Suresh Babu (Trichy Customs Prev.), Kul Prakash Singh (Guwahati GST & CX), Shiv Kumar Sharma (DG Export Promotion), and Partha Roy Chowdhury (DG Performance Management).
Deadlines and Election Protocols
The Department of Revenue has established strict timelines for the implementation of these orders:
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Joining Deadline: All officers must be relieved immediately and are required to report to their new stations no later than April 22, 2026.
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No Representations: The Board has stated that no requests for changes will be entertained until the officers have assumed their new duties.
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Election Exception: Officers currently involved in the management of Legislative Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry will only be relieved after the election process is concluded. All movements must strictly adhere to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Final compliance reports regarding the relieving and joining of these 33 officers must be submitted to the Board by April 27, 2026.
