Sanjay Kumar Agarwal holds the position of Chairman at the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs and serves as Special Secretary to the Government of India.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, born in India, has limited publicly available information, including his birthdate, family details, caste, hobbies, and zodiac sign. He comes from a Hindu background.
EDUCATION
There is no available information about his early education. However, he obtained his undergraduate degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, and completed his postgraduate studies at IIT Delhi.
CAREER
As a member of the 1988 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes), he has held various significant roles in Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, and GST field formations.
His diverse experience includes working in intelligence and investigation units within the department, as well as overseeing the IT infrastructure. He previously served as the head of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the Directorate General of Systems. He has also worked in these key directorates at different levels, handling complex cases of tax evasion.
In addition, he has extensive experience in managing major Custom Houses and the Air Cargo complex at Chennai, Kandla, and Mundra Ports. He played a pivotal role in implementing several initiatives aimed at improving the Ease of Doing Business in these areas.
Furthermore, he has valuable field experience as a Commissioner in leading Service Tax and Central Excise Commissionerates before the rollout of GST, and has been actively involved in interactions with policy wings during the GST rollout.
