J. S. Chandrashekar

J. S. Chandrashekar is a retired Principal Director General, Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering, India, with 35 years of public service.

Positions held

12 roles across central and state government over the course of J.'s service.

1. – present

   Assistant Commissioner

   Central Excise Department · Hyderabad & Mumbai

   Served as Assistant Commissioner in Central Excise Divisions, overseeing indirect tax administration, compliance, assessments, enforcement, and revenue collection.

2. – present

   Assistant Commissioner (Anti-Evasion)

   Central Excise Department · Hyderabad & Mumbai

   Led anti-evasion investigations, intelligence gathering, enforcement operations, and detection of indirect tax fraud.

3. – present

   Deputy Director

   Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) · Bengaluru

   Conducted intelligence-driven investigations into customs violations, smuggling, and economic offences.

4. – present

   Additional Commissioner

   CBIC · Guntur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Coimbatore

   Supervised customs and GST administration, tax enforcement, adjudication, investigations, and departmental operations.

5. – present

   Additional Commissioner (Air Intelligence Unit)

   Customs Department · CSI Airport, Mumbai

   Headed Air Intelligence Unit operations involving customs intelligence, passenger profiling, interdiction, and enforcement.

6. – present

   Additional Commissioner

   Hyderabad Customs · Hyderabad

   Managed customs administration, investigations, and trade facilitation activities.

7. – present

   Additional Director General (Anti-Evasion)

   CBIC · Eastern Zone, Kolkata

   Directed anti-evasion operations across the Eastern Zone, leading high-value tax fraud investigations and enforcement actions.

8. – present

   Commissioner

   CBIC · Hyderabad, Mysore, Guntur, Tirupati

   Served as Commissioner overseeing indirect tax administration, GST implementation, customs, enforcement, taxpayer services, and revenue management.

9. – present

   Commissioner (Audit)

   CBIC · Mysore & Visakhapatnam Zone

   Led audit functions focusing on compliance verification, risk assessment, and indirect tax audits.

10. – present

    Principal Additional Director General

    NACIN · Hyderabad

    Led training, capacity building, and institutional development initiatives for indirect tax officers at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics.

11. – present

    Principal Commissioner of Customs

    Customs Department · Hyderabad

    Oversaw customs administration, border enforcement, trade facilitation, and customs policy implementation.

12. – present

    Principal Director General

    Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering · India

    Headed India's Anti-Profiteering Directorate, overseeing nationwide investigations into GST anti-profiteering, ensuring consumer benefits from tax reductions, and enforcing regulatory compliance under the GST framework.

Achievements & education