Father's Name

Dr. G.D. Mody

Mother's Name

Shrimati Sushila Mody

Date of Birth

1 September 1959

Place of Birth

Mumbai

Marital Status

Married on 22 November 1983

Spouse's Name

Shrimati Poonam Mody

Children

One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications

B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., Diploma in Journalism

Educated at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, Government Law College, Mumbai and K.C. College of Journalism, Mumbai

Present Address

Office: Room No. 29, Parliament House,

New Delhi-110001

Tel.: 011-23017355/23034695

Mobile: 9969234626

E-mail: secygen.rs@sansad.nic.in

             pcmody.sgrs@gmail.com

Residence: Bungalow No. 4, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi-110011

Positions Held

1 Dec.1982 - 31 May 2021

Income Tax Officer, Nagpur and Mumbai; Assistant Director, Income Tax, Mumbai; Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi; Deputy Secretary, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Delhi; Financial Controller, Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation, Delhi; Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad; Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad; Additional Director of Income Tax, Ahmedabad; Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad (Joint Secretary to GoI equivalent); Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad and Mumbai (Senior Joint Secretary to GoI equivalent); Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad and Mumbai (Additional Secretary to GoI equivalent); Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad and Mumbai (Special Secretary to GoI equivalent); Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Delhi  (Special Secretary to GoI equivalent); Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Delhi (Special Secretary to GoI equivalent)

12 Nov. 2021 onwards

Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha

Special Interests

Travelling, photography and music

Countries Visited

More than 20 countries

Other Information

IRS (IT) 1982 (Retd.); Has almost 40 years of long experience for handling various posts in Government of India including Chairman of CBDT; Has deep insight into jurisprudence and exposure to judicial and quasi-judicial processes; as Member (Administration), CBDT, has handled the entire cadre of Indian Revenue Service Officers and staff; supervised the functioning of investigation wing of the Income Tax Department spread throughout the country as the Member (Investigation), CBDT; has detailed experience of investigating economic crimes under the Income Tax Act and other allied laws; during his tenure as Chairman, CBDT, encouraged and promoted extensive use of technology in the Income Tax Department and constant upgrading of systems culminating into introduction of Faceless Assessment and Faceless Appeals Schemes as well as other projects leading to drastic reduction in time taken for processing of Income Tax Returns and issuance of refunds

Trainings attended: Has attended various domestic and International training courses including (i) Advanced Management Course for Tax Officials at Royal Institute of Public Administration, London, U.K., (ii) Commercial Public Enterprises Management Course at University of Bradford, U.K., (iii) Mid Career Training Programmes at IIM, Bangalore and Syracuse University, U.S.A. and (iv) Senior Mid Career Training Programme at IIM, Ahmedabad and Harvard University, U.S.A.