- Government has appointed CBDT Member Akhilesh Ranjan as the head of the task force that is drafting a new direct tax law for the country.
- The government had constituted the six-member task force in November 2017 to draft a new direct tax law in consonance with the economic needs of the country with Arbind Modi as its head and Girish Ahuja, Rajiv Memani, Mukesh Patel, Mansi Kedia and G.C. Srivastava as members.
- However as Arbind Modi retired in September 2018, Akhilesh Rajan has been appointed as the new head. The Task Force shall submit its report to the Government by February 28, 2019.
