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Accordingly, in order to review the Act and to draft a new Direct Tax Law in consonance with economic needs of the country, the Government has constituted a Task Force with the following Members:<\/p>\n<p>(i) Shri Arbind Modi, Member (Legislation), CBDT &#8211; Convener<br \/>\n(ii) Shri Girish Ahuja, practicing Chartered Accountant and non-official Director, State Bank of India;<br \/>\n(iii) Shri Rajiv Memani, Chairman &amp; Regional Managing Partner of E&amp;Y;<br \/>\n(iv) Shri Mukesh Patel, Practicing Tax Advocate, Ahmedabad;<br \/>\n(v) Ms. Mansi Kedia, Consultant, ICRIER, New Delhi;<br \/>\n(vi) Shri G.C. Srivastava, Retd. IRS (1971 Batch) and Advocate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\">\nDr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) will be a permanent Special Invitee in the Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>The Terms of Reference of the Task Force is to draft an appropriate Direct Tax Legislation keeping in view:<\/p>\n<p>(i) The direct tax system prevalent in various countries,<br \/>\n(ii) The international best practices.<br \/>\n(iii) The economic needs of the country and<br \/>\n(iv) Any other matter connected thereto.<\/p>\n<p>The Task Force shall set its own procedures for regulating its work and shall submit its report to the Government within six months.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Ministry of Finance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Rajaswa Gyan Sangam held on 1st and 2nd September, 2017, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had observed that the 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