India News | Vikram Sahay Appointed J-K, Ladakh Chief Commissioner of Income Tax

Srinagar, Jul 1 (PTI) Vikram Sahay, a 1992-batch IRS officer, has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Sahay, currently serving as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax for J-K and Ladakh since September 2024, has been promoted as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, the Press Information Bureau said in a release on Tuesday.

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A senior bureaucrat with experience in key positions across the country, Sahay has led important initiatives in J-K and Ladakh, including enhancing taxpayer outreach, promoting tax literacy, grievance redressal and combating tax evasion.

He has extensively toured the region, including Leh, Kargil, Katra and Udhampur, during his tenure to strengthen the department's public engagement and compliance efforts, the release read.

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