ITGOA continues agitation to fill up more than 700 ACIT posts

The Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association, the organization representing about 8,500 promottee officers of the Income Tax Department, has embarked upon an agitation programme from 25/10/2011, demanding filling up of more than 700 posts of Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax. Vacancy for the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 have not been filled up, with a delay of 17  months and 7 months respectively. The department is already facing acute shortage of manpower both at the staff and officers level, especially at the cutting edge level i.e. Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax, who are looking after the very big assessments, thus play a very crucial role in revenue collection.

            These vacant positions are being shared by the existing officers, by holding additional charges, which due to acute shortage of staff members results in unmanageable workload, causing disruption in tax payer service and revenue collection. The much needed cadre review & restructuring exercise to provide additional manpower, to meet growing number assesses and related assessment work, has been pending for more than two years.

            Considering the utter frustration of Income Tax Officers who are languishing without any promotion for around 13/14 years, despite sufficient vacancies, ITGOA had served a notice dated 10-10-2011, on the Chairman, CBDT informing about the proposed agitation starting from 25-10-2011, if the promotion from ITO to ACIT is not granted by that date. As the CBDT has failed to meet the deadline, ITGOA is constrained to adopt the following mode of agitation :

a.  Boycott & protest in front of Chairman & Members-CBDT on their official visits.

b.  Non-submission of statistical reports including dossier reports.

c.  Only time-barring assessment work to be undertaken.

d.  Black-badge & Candle-light march on 03-11-2011.

e.  Non-conduct of Survey u/s.133-A including TDS Survey/Verification etc.

f.   Mass Walk-out from 2.00 PM on 15-11-2011

The agitation will be further intensified thereafter, including strike.

            ITEF (Income Tax Employees Federation) has committed moral support for the above agitation, as the promotion from ITO to ACIT will be percolating upto the juniormost official in the Department and Cadre Review & Restructuring will provide adequate staff & officers, thereby taking care of the work-load. Besides, these demand will surely boost the Revenue, which is primary for sustaining the developmental work undertaken by the Government.

(Rajesh Menon)

Secretary General

ORDER NO. 175 OF 2011- Ad. VI.(adhoc promotion to the grade of JCIT (OSD))

Long awaited promotion from DCIT to JCIT released
ORDER NO. 175 OF 2011- Ad. VI.(adhoc promotion to the grade of JCIT (OSD))

New form for PAN application, with two colour photos.

Income Tax Dept has notified new form and instruction for PAN application. This will come into effect from 1st day of November 2011

View the Notification

View the Instructions

Download New Form 49A for PAN application

Government increases collection target, silent on cadre review proposal

The finance ministry has revised the Budget estimate of direct tax collection upwards by Rs 53,000 crore to Rs 5.85 lakh crore. The higher target is an increase of 31% over last yearas collection of Rs 4.46 lakh crore. The increase is intended to bridge the shortfall that might occur due to reduction in customs duty on crude oil to offset price rise. But it has invited strong reaction from Income Tax officials, who are grappling with staff shortage.

Dept. Exam for ITOs and ITI's : Download Admit Card.

Download Admit Cards for DE 2011.


Calculator Allowed in examination
"You are aware that the "Examination Rules" notified by the Board for the year 2011 prohibits the use of Calculator by the candidates in the Examination. Upon representation from various circles, we took up the matter with the Chairman and the same was subjected to discussion in the quarterly meeting with the Chairman held on 20^th July, 2011. The Chairman was of the opinion that calculators should be allowed since the same is being used for the day to day work also. The official version contained in the minutes of that meeting circulated by the Board vide F No. B-12020/2/2011-Ad.IX dated 17.08.2011 is as under:

"The staff side demanded that calculators should be allowed in the exam.

The Chairman opined that in view of present scenario of technology upgradation, the demand could be considered justified as it would test their skill in the use of such gadgets. He asked DIT (Exam) to examine this issue and make appropriate proposal."

We are yet to hear from the Directorate whether it has got the proposal approved and instructions issued to the field formations.Meanwhile you may inform the candidates that they may use the calculator in the Departmental Examination wherever necessary."

Source : ITEF