Vigilance Awareness Week : Take Integrity Pledge Online

Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed throughout the country from 31st October to 5th November 2016. As a digital initiative, every citizen can take this pledge online. Those who are taking online pledge are being awarded with a certificate online.
Department has asked all officers and officials to take this online pledge and a report of officers and staff who have taken this pledge to be communicated by 4 P.M. of 7th November to CBDT for onward transmission to Central Vigilance Commission.

Click here to take the Pledge Online and get your own certificate.

ACIT Promotion is not taking place due to Deficient APARs

A huge number of deficient APARs are the main hurdle for ACIT promotion for the vacancy year 2016-17. As many as 124 cases are still pending for removal of deficiency.
The Directorate has issued a reminder again today requesting the Pr CCITs to remove the deficiencies at the earliest.
Earlier we have seen that local leaders of ITGOA actively pursued the Admin to act fast in this regard but surprisingly in this case, the priority may have been shifted elsewhere. Let us hope the deficiencies would be removed in a time bound manner and employees will get their long waited promotion.
Click here for the deficiency list 

IDS: I-T offices to remain open till midnight on Sep 30

New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The taxman will undertake a midnight vigil on September 30 as CBDT has directed the Income Tax department to keep their country-wide offices open in order to receive declarations under the domestic black money window - the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS).

"The last date for making declaration under the IDS, 2016 is September 30, 2016 and hence the declarations can be filed till the midnight of that day.

"In order to facilitate the filing of declarations even after the office hours, the Principal Chief Commissioners are instructed to ensure that the counters for receiving the declarations under IDS, 2016 remain open till the midnight of September 30, 2016 in all jurisdictions," the CBDT said in an order today.

Update on adhoc ACIT promotion for 2016-17 and regularization of adhoc ACITs

It is gathered from sources that preparation of adhoc ACIT promotion is being carried out. The issue of deficient APARs will likely to be sorted out within this month and DPC may be convened in the first week of October if everything goes right.
Proposal of regularisation of adhoc ACITs for the year 2014-15 has been approved by CBDT and to be submitted to UPSC in the next week.

ITGOA and ITEF will be on strike tomorrow (2nd Sep'16) : CBDT warns of consequences

In response to the strike notice served by ITGOA and ITEF. CBDT has taken strict stand. It warned the employees about consequences of taking part in strike citing DOPT's office memorandum. CBDT asked all Pr CCITs to suitably inform all employees about the consquences and asked report af absentees during strike. No leave will be sanctioned during strike.
Click here for the CBDT communication