ITO to ACIT : Promotion order released

The much awaited promotion order from ITO to ACIT for the panel year 2012-13 finally released. A total number of 141 ITOs have been promoted to ACIT. The newly promoted officers have been asked to exercise their option for posting.
The order is available in irsofficersonline.org but as it it available only for IRS officers to view the contents, the order copy is being provided for everyone.
Click here to download the order
Download the option proforma

Cadre Review : Group of Ministers to meet on 29.04.2013

Let's visit the current status of the case. TIOL has come to learn that the CBDT case, which has been running months ahead of the CBEC, was finally referred to the Committee of Secretaries after the DoP&T came up with their partisan prescription to make amendments in their proposal. The issue has presently been escalated to the level of a Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by the Defence Minister. There are about half a dozen other key Ministers in this GoM, which is slated to meet coming Monday (April 29). The only item on its agenda is to look into the fairness of the demand made by the CBDT and how justified is the rejection by the DoP&T. If the GoM approves the proposal with a few alterations, it would pave the way for the CBEC proposal, which has been approved by the Finance Minister recently, and it has to now snake through the Department of Expenditure and then to the DoP&T before it gets the 'bureaucratic nod' to get escalated to the Cabinet-level. The only hope for its speedy clearance is the decision of the GoM on the CBDT proposal. Whatever formula is accepted for the CBDT, the same would apply to the CBEC, which is gearing up for the proposed GST but has not taken any new posts for now matured Service Tax.
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ITGOA suspends agitation, ITO to ACIT : DPC on 20.04.2013

After an informal meeting with Chairperson, CBDT and on a verbal assurance that DPC of ITO to ACIT to be held on 20.04.2013, ITGOA has suspended it's agitation and non co operation. 

I.T. employees to get mobile,Inspectors Laptop, petrol allowance for outdoor staff to be increased

It is learnt that all Income Tax employees are going to get mobile handset as an incentive. The petrol allowance of Inspectors and Notice Servers is also going to be hiked. Inspectors will get reimbursement of 50 litres of petrol (currently 30 litres) and Notice Servers to get 30 litres(currently 15 litres).Inspectors will get laptops instead of motor cycles as demanded earlier. Both the demands have been accepted by CBDT and awaiting Dept. of Expenditure approval.

Cadre review and restructure : Latest media report

As per the latest news available with us that the cadre review file is being examined by Group of Ministers led by Sri. A.K. Antony and likely to be submitted to the cabinet by second week of April 2013 for final approval.
Following is the latest media report :
I-T hiring 19,000 more tax officials

As per a proposal before a group of ministers (GoM) led by defence minister AK Antony on cadre restructuring of the income tax department, about 800 senior level officers in Group A and more than 18,000 Group B and Group C employees will be hired once the ministerial panel and the Cabinet clears the proposal.