Ms. Alka Tyagi

Profile of Pr. DG Trg

Ms. Alka Tyagi has passed out from All Saints’ School, Nainital in 1977 as the All India Topper of the ISCE Board. She completed her graduation in History Honours from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi and thereafter, obtained an LLB degree from the Law Faculty of Delhi University. Simultaneously, while pursuing her law degree she took the Civil Services Exam and was selected, in 1984, to join the Income Tax Department, which is a part of the Indian Revenue Service. She started her career in the Department from Hyderabad and has thereafter, served in various assignments and in various capacities in Bangalore, Goa and Mumbai. Her last assignment was as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-2, Mumbai. This is a critically sensitive charge, being a major contributor to the Budget of the Mumbai Zone, which in turn contributes about 30% of the revenues of the All-India Direct Tax target.

Ms Alka Tyagi has also worked for more than a decade on deputation outside the Department: as the Zonal Director of the West Zone of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs where, till date, she remains the only lady officer to have worked in the field as a Zonal Director. Some of the seizures made during her tenure continue to hold the record for being the largest seizures till date, in the continents of Asia and Africa. Thereafter, she has worked in the Ministry of Commerce & industry as the Chairman cum Managing Director of Hindustan Diamond Company; the largest wholesale trader of diamonds in India.

After her recent stint as CCIT-2, Mumbai, on promotion to the Apex Scale, Ms. Alka Tyagi has joined as the Principal Director General of Income Tax, NADT, Nagpur.