Rani Singh Nair

Smt. Rani Singh Nair, an IRS officer (1979 batch) is Ex-Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Special Secretary to the Government of India in 2016. She also holds a degree in Certificate Programme in Global Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania, the USA, and IIM, Bengaluru. Smt. Nair has served in many senior positions, both Income Tax department and on deputation to the department of revenue and Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance, and a regulatory authority viz Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). The Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration (2012-13) was awarded to the Income Tax department for the period that she served as Director-General, Directorate of Systems.