Income Tax Strike scheduled on 09.09.09 withdrawn

View the Clarification for advance increment for passing Dept. Exam.

Strike postponed by one month inform all comrades. Examination issues settled, orders on mobile phones issued, Advance increment issue being clarified, Grade Pay issue will be resolved with in a month time, no outsourcing and agrement with JCA will be honoured,other issues are to be settled with in a month. Detailed Circular to be issued in a day or two. Any absence due to non communication will not be treated as absence.


Source : Income tax Employees' Federation.

Did the employees really get anything positive ? Read the detailed circular of ITEF below and decide yourself. Please write your comment in this issue.

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INCOMETAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION

Manishinath Bhawan,

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027.

Dated: 8^th September, 2009

ITEF/15/2009

Dear Comrade,

The Central JCA decided to postpone the one day token strike scheduled for tomorrow i.e. 09.09.2009 by a month. The Central JCA alongwith the Circle/State Secretaries will meet within 15 days to decide upon the next date of strike and the future course of action. The representatives of the Central JCA met the Member (P) and Chairman today to have another round of negotiations on the Charter of Demands. We give hereunder a brief resume of discussions.

1. Exam-related issues :

a) Negative marking being a necessary ingredient of any objective test examination will

remain. However, it will now be only a nominal reduction of one mark for every 8 wrong answers.

b) The SC/ST candidates will have the opportunity to rewrite the examination to improve their marks.

c) The Office Procedure paper will be removed from the examination for ITOs.

2. Clarificatory order will be issued on grant of advance increments on passing the departmental examinations (for those who have passed prior to 01.01.2006) immediately and for those who have cleared after 01.01.2006 within a few days. The distinction between prior and after 01.01.2006 has to be made in view of the merger of pay scales of senior TAs, OS, Steno Gr.II and Steno Gr.I.

3. The definition of partially qualified candidates to cover all those who are qualified even in one single paper out of the four core papers have already been issued.

4. Orders to ensure that the 15 mobile phones in a range are to be allotted to non-gazetted employees issued. The question of extending it to all the non-gazetted employees who are deployed in operational sections will be decided and orders issued after the proposed meeting of Addl. Commissioners of I.T.(HQrs.) scheduled to be held on 17/18^th September, 2009.

5. BPR outsourcing will be in consonance with the agreement already entered into between the JCA and the Board. The Chairman and the concerned member will visit Bangalore and will look into any violation thereof and cause discussion with the JCA representatives to resolve the issue.

6. Grade Pay for Inspectors - It was reported that the Expenditure department has conveyed to the Secretary (Revenue) the outcome of discussions the representative of Federations in CBDT and CBEC had with them earlier. The Chairman and the Member(P) will meet Secretary (Exp.) within the next 10 days after interacting with the Sec.(Revenue). If no settlement is brought about the issue will be taken up by the Board with the Finance Minister.

7. All formalities required to hold the DPC for Asst. Commissioner(2009-10 R.Y) will be completed within a month. The JCA representatives will meet the Chairman/Member(P) once in a week to expedite the issue. The DPC for promotion as DCs/JCs will also be held within this time limit.

8. The suspension of officers in Madhya Pradesh for the alleged charge of assessment getting barred by limitation of time would be reviewed with a view to revoke the suspension on getting the reports of the DI(Vig.) in the matter.

9. The Board will consider the demand for providing laptop computers to PSs/DPAs and Administrative Officers in the light of the recommendations of the DG(Systems).

10. The DG(Systems) have agreed to provide Desktop computers to all Gr.C employees once the proposal for offline processing of returns is implemented.

11. The Supreme Court's interim order in inter-se seniority will be given effect to in the case of the petitioners. The universal application thereof will be considered after getting the legal advice from the Solicitor General or clarificatory order from the Supreme Court.

12. The Chief Controller of Accounts (CBDT) has been appraised of the background in which the DG(HRD) has taken the decision to grant the benefit of higher grade pay of Rs. 5400/- to ITOs who have completed 4 years of service reckoned with reference to the date of their promotion. The CIT (Coordn.) will discuss the said issue with the Chief Controller of Accounts further to ensure that appropriate instructions are issued to ZAOs to stay the recovery.

The decision to postpone the strike action could be conveyed to the Chairman, CBDT at 6.00 pm., as the discussions with various authorities went on upto 4.30 p.m. We have taken efforts to convey the decision to all the field formations through SMS as also by placing a brief message on our website. We are fully aware of the fact it would be difficult for our circle leadership to inform the members and consequently those who could not be accessed with the message may not attend the office on 09.09.2009. It has been assured by the Chairman that the absence of such members will not be treated as absence.

We take this opportunity to congratulate all our comrades for the excellent preparations made for the successful conduct of the strike action. It may kindly be noted that the JCA leadership has decided to propose to the Central JCA that the postponed action should take place in the 3^rd week of October 2009 if the agreement reached is not translated into tangible orders. This would become all the more necessary if the issue concerning the grant of higher grade pay is not settled eventhough we are convinced that the Board and the Secretary (Revenue) do make strenuous efforts in our favour.

With Greeting especially on the eve of Pooja and Diwali festivals and assuring of our united efforts in pursuing the demands through struggles.

Yours fraternally,

sd/

Ashok B Salunkhe

Secretary General"

Tax-free transport allowance may rise fromRs 800 to Rs3200.

The government is considering a proposal to raise the tax exemption limit on monthly transport allowance, a move that could enrich taxpayers by as much as Rs 9,000 a year, but at the same time put further pressure on its already-strained finance.

The proposal to increase the tax exemption limit for transport allowance to Rs 3,200 a month from Rs 800 follows a similar hike for government servants under the Sixth Pay Commission award. It is likely to find adoption in the private sector too, triggering greater spending across the economy and boosting the bottomlines of companies in a wide swath of sectors.

A decision on the proposal, following representations from some quarters in the government, is expected soon, a finance ministry official told ET, on condition of anonymity.

Allowances such as transport are governed by the rule 2BB of the Section 10(14) of the Income Tax Act. The board is only required to place the new rule before Parliament whenever it has its next session.

Source : Economic Tmes.

Dos and Dont's for printing and submitting of ITR-Vs to ITD-CPC Bangalore

1. Please use Ink Jet /Laser printer to print the ITR-V Form.
2. The ITR-V Form should be printed only in black ink.
3. Do not use any other ink option to print ITR V.
4. Use of Dot Matrix printer should be avoided.
5. Ensure that print out is clear and not light print/faded copy.
6. Please do not print any water marks on ITR-V. The only permissible watermark is that of "Income tax Department" which is printed automatically on each ITR-V.
7. The document that is mailed to CPC should be signed in original.
8. Photocopy of signatures will not be accepted.
9. The signatures or any handwritten text should not be written on Bar code.
10. Bar code and numbers below barcode should be clearly visible.
11. Only A4 size white paper should be used.
12. Avoid typing anything at the back of the paper.
13. Perforated paper or any other size paper should be avoided.
14. Do not use stapler on ITR V acknowledgement.
15. In case you are submitting original and revised returns, do not print them back to back. Use two separate papers for printing ITR-Vs separately.
16. Please do not submit any annexures, covering letter, pre stamped envelopes etc. along with ITR-V.
17. The ITR-V form is required to be sent to Post Bag No.1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560100, by ordinary post.
18. ITR-Vs that do not conform to the above specifications may get rejected or acknowledgement of receipt may get delayed.

By Courtsey : Income Tax Department.

CBDT admits employees' demand, Modification in ITO/ITIs Exam 2009.

It has been decided that even Partially Qualified candidates are also eligible to appear in old pattern of Examination to clear the old papers.

Earlier, the dept. has clarified that at least two basic subjects have to be cleared to avail the chance to appear in the old scheme of examination.

See the details here.

Now under the pressure from the employees the Board has directed that those who have cleared at least one core paper will be eligible to appear in the old scheme of examination.

View the latest notification.

IT/Central Excise Inspectors' Grade Pay : An Update.

The meeting in the Expenditure Dept. took place as scheduled. please find the outcome of the meeting as under.

"In continuation of the meeting chaired by the Secretary (Revenue) on 23.07.2009, a meeting was called by the JS (Per) of Expenditure Ministry. The President and SG attended the meeting. Representatives of the ITEF and Customs Preventive Federation also attended. In the course of the meeting, the Expenditure Authorities conceded that it is not possible to merge the cadres of STA and Inspector due to functional distinction. However they were not ready to commit on the upgradation to Rs. 4600/- and instead they suggested some alternate measures like 2-3- 4 additional increments/ higher start in the pay band/ putting 80% of Inspectors in Rs. 4600/- and the rest in Rs. 4200/- who will move to Rs. 4600/- after 4 years/ clarification that promotion from STA to Inspector would entail FR 22 fixations. We categorically stated that none of the suggestions would solve the problem faces by the cadre. They even suggested that all the Inspectors presently on the rolls can be granted Rs. 4600/- and the subsequent entrant would be in Rs. 4200/- . When we stood to our stand the meeting was prorogued by the JS (P) stating that they would report to the RS and after that the decision would be communicated.

Met the US IFU to pursue the representation against the Dy Controller of Accounts letter regarding Grade Pay on receipt of ACP under the 99 scheme. We briefed him and requested to expedite the matter.

Met Member (P&V) and registered our protest in permitting ICT on spouse joining ground on without loss of seniority principle and expending the order to promotional posts also. The Member agreed to have a relook.

However, we shall continue our agitation program till we receive a positive communication from the Government."

(It is published without any change from the website of Central Excise Inspectors' Association.)