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Badri Narain Sharma re-appointed NAA chairperson for two years

The government on Thursday re-appointed Badri Narain Sharma as chairman of the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) which ensures that consumers get benefit of reduced prices under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
An official order said that Sharma, who was due for retirement on next Wednesday, will continue as the NAA chairman for another two years.
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the name of Sharma, a 1985-batch IAS officer from Rajasthan, “for re-appointment for a period beyond July 31”, the order said.
At present the NAA has three members — J C Chauhan, chairman, tax tribunal, Himachal Pradesh; and Indian Revenue Service officers R Bhagyadevi and Amand Shah.

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