Board issued direction to conduct DPC for vacancy year '15-16 as per old RR

The much awaited instruction has just now released'
" DPCs are to be conducted for Group B & C grades (and also for the posts of Pr. Administrative Officer, which is a Group 'A' post) by the Pr. CCsIT for the vacancy year 2015-16. The notification of revised Recruitment Rules for these grades, wherever required, is currently under process. Also, new Recruitment Rules are to be notified for the Executive Assistant grade. All this is likely to take some more time. It would therefore be advisable to conduct DPCs for 2015-16 without awaiting notification of new/revised Recruitment Rules."
"For the 'Executive Assistants(E.A) grade, which has been approved to be created by merger of the grades of OS, Sr.TA & Steno Gr.', the new Recruitment Rules for Executive Assistant cadre Is also not yet notified. Therefore, I am directed to clarify that current Recruitment Rules for the grades of OS. Sr.TA & Steno Gr. I (which would merge into the single cadre of Executive Assistant upon notification of the Recruitment Rules for the latter) may be utilized by DPCs. In other words, DPCs for promotion of Sr. TA to OS, TA to Sr.TA and Steno Gr.II (erstwhile Steno Grade III) to Setno Gr. I are to be conducted. The additional posts created under restructuring have already been distributed among, OS, Sr.TA and Steno Grade-I, vide CBOT letter no HRD/CM/102/10/2014-15/1510 dt. 27.05.2014."
"The DPCs may kindly be conducted by 31.07.2015 in all cadre controlling Regions. The above instructions will be applicable for vacancy year 2015-16. Separate instructions will be issued for vacancy year 2016-17."
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JCA broke silence : No headway in meeting with CBDT

The 4th meeting of Personnel Grievance Redressal Committee (PGRC) at apex level was held on 10.6.2015 under the Chairmanship of Member (P&V) CBDT.
Earlier, a meeting with JCA and Member(P) was convened on 09-06-2015. After nearly a week ITGOA and ITEF came out with the outcome of those meetings which practically yielded no result except assurances! Gist of the meetings as available in the associations' websites are being provided below.
Promotion from ITO to ACIT : We have given a detailed account on this issue in our Circular No. 9, dated 29-05-2015 wherein it was stated that the calculation of vacancy for R.Y.s 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16 would be finalized in a meeting with Member (P) and JCA on 8th/9th June, 2015. The meeting was convened on 09-06-2015 and even after a deliberation of more than 2 hours, the official side and JCA could not agree in determining the number of vacancies for the said R.Y.s. The matter was again discussed in the PGRC Meeting on 10-06-2015 and it was decided that the issue would be finalized as early as possible after a discussion between the Chairperson and the Member (P). I would like to mention here that it had been decided that the promotion of 180 officers from ITO to ACIT, as it was done in R.Y. 2013-14, was not sacrosanct and the vacancies would be recalculated as per the guide lines and various O.M.s of DoPT. In all likelihood, the CHQ expects the matter to be finalised within a fortnight. 

Annual General Transfer order from ACIT to Pr CCIT issued

AGT for all All India cadres have been issued by CBDT in the last few days. Today the only remaining order in the grade of CITs has also been issued.
All orders are available in http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/ but as the site is restricted for IRS officers only, link of the orders are provided below for general employees.
Order for Pr CCIT/CCIT
Order for Pr CIT
Order for CIT
Order for Addl/Jt CIT (1)
Order for Addl/Jt CIT (2)
Order for ACIT/DCIT

Return Forms simplified, last date extended

Income Tax Return Forms ITR 1, 2 and 4S Simplified for Convenience of the Tax Payers; 

A New Form ITR 2A Proposed which can be Filed by an Individual or HUF who does not have Capital Gains, Income from Business/Profession or Foreign Asset/Foreign Income; In Form ITR 2 and the New Form ITR 2A, the Main Form will not Contain more than 3 Pages, and other Information will be Captured in the Schedules which will be Required to be filled only if applicable;

As the Software for these Forms is under Preparation, they are likely to be available for e-filing by 3^rdweek of june 2015;Time Limit for Filing these Returns is also Proposed to be Extended up to 31.08.2015;

Only  Passport Number, if available, would be required to be given in forms Itr-2 and itr-2A. Details of Foreign Trips or Expenditure thereon are not required to be Furnished.

ITO to ACIT promotion : ball starts rolling

A meeting with CBDT took place on 27th May 2015 regarding calculation of vacancies for the promotion of ACIT. 
It  was decided in the meeting that recalculation of vacancies for R.Y. 2013-14, and calculation of exact vacancies for R.Y 2014-15 and '15-'16 will be done very shortly by HRD and AD VI and the same will be finalized by 8th or 9th June 2015 in a meeting between Member (P) and JCA. Needless to mention that promotion in the post of ACIT will open opportunities for consequential promotion in the lower cadres.
Click here for more details (From ITGOA West Bengal Unit site)