ITO to ACIT promotion : Date of DPC to be decided soon

It is learnt from reliable source that date for DPC is likely to be decided soon and announced in the next week. Details are not yet available.

Direct Tax collection likely to miss target this year.

With the direct tax collection growing at a slower pace of 9% this fiscal so far, the government is likely to miss the revenue mop up target for the 2011-12.

According to the data released by the Finance Ministry, the net direct tax mop-up during the April-January period rose 9.28% to Rs 3.46 lakh crore mainly on account higher realisation of personal income tax and corporate tax.

The government, however, may miss the full year direct tax collection target of Rs 5.32 lakh crore which envisaged a growth of 19% over the last year.

Departmental Exam 2012 : Likely to be held in June

In the meeting held with DIT (Exam) on 27th Jan. 2012, it has been decided that the Departmental examination for the year 2012 will be held within the 2nd week of June 2012.

Present status of Cadre review and restructuring

 "DOPT has cleared the Cadre restructuring proposal. According to our understanding there has been a reduction of 391 posts in the Group A cadres up to the level of DCIT. The proposal in respect of Gr.B&C has already been cleared by the Department of Expenditure and Finance Minister without any changes. Now the cadre restructuring proposal is expected to go to the group of Secretaries and then to the Cabinet for clearance."
Source : ITEF

Nearly 8,500 income tax officers on protest, fewer search and survey

For some time, well-heeled individuals and corporates may not lose sleep over fears of tax sleuths knocking on their doors.

Close to 8,500 gazetted income tax employees in the rank of I-T officers (ITOs), assistant commissioners and administrative officers have gone on a nationwide agitation. The outcome, said tax circles, will be fewer tax surveys and raids.

ITGOA revives agitation

ITGOA restarts agitation from 31.01.2012 protesting against the delay in ITO to ACIT promotions for the R.Y. 2010-11 and 2011-12, Unjust delay in ACIT to DCIT promotions, Unjust reduction in ACIT/DCIT posts in Cadre Review report and large scale all India transfer to JCITs.
ITGOA appeals ITEF to join the agitation.
View the letter From ITGOA to CBDT

ITGOA opposes post reduction in lower level in Cadre Review

ITGOA yesterday served a letter to CBDT. As per the letter the proposal of Cadre Review which has been cleared by DOPT recently has undergone some changes in the tune of reduction of posts in ACIT/DCIT  and enhancement in the supervisory cadre such as JCIT and above. They also argued that the proportion of AC/DC : ITO has been reduced from 1:2.1 to 1:2.4 as per the new proposal.
View the letter

ACIT Promotion : no Adhoc, only regular promotion

It is learnt that CBDT is going to implement only regular promotion in the grade of ACIT. For this letter sent to UPSC for date of DPC.
ITGOA has convened a secretariat meeting on thursday, the 31st January to decide further course of action.


It is  also confirmed that DOPT has approved the cadre review proposal. Approval of Cabinet is required to implement the same. It is learnt that posts in the highest level have been reduced by DOPT. Further details are still awaited

DOPT approves Cadre Review Proposal of I.T. Dept.

FLASH NEWS
It is learnt from reliable sources in Delhi that DOPT has approved the Cadre Review proposal of I.T. Dept. with some modification. Detailed information is awaited. 
It is now confirmed that DOPT has approved the cadre review proposal. Approval of Cabinet is required to implement the same. It is learnt that posts in the highest level have been reduced by DOPT. Further details are still awaited

ITO to ACIT promotion : Update as on 27.01.12 (1P.M.)

There will be a meeting between ITGOA and Chairman, CBDT on the current status of ITO to ACIT DPC on Friday (27/01/2012). Details likely by today evening.

It is learnt that Vigilance Clearance & APARs from North and East Zone still to be received at CBDT
DPC file likely to be sent to CBDT from Law Ministry by Friday. Regular DPC by UPSC in about two weeks time thereafter

CBDT Chairman assures early cadre review order.

"22/01/2012 - Chairman, CBDT assures about the early release of Cadre Review Orders. About 18,000 additional posts are being released."
Source : ITGOA

ITO to ACIT Promotion : ITGOA to revive agitation from 27.01.12 if no development takes place

Despite of written assurance from The Chairman, CBDT, no adhoc promotion or finalization of date of regular DPC has been notified by the board till today [23/01/2012].
ITGOA has written to CBDT today that they will restart the agitation from 27th January if nothing conclusive takes part in between.
View the ITGOA Letter dated 23.01.12 to the Chairman, CBDT

ITGOA wins CAT case on revised pay of ITIs and ITOs

ITGOA wins CAT case in Mumbai on implementation of revised pay scales of ITIs and ITOs with effect from 1.1.1996. 
View the CAT Order

I-T dept may not go for review of judgement on Vodafone case

The Income Tax department may not go in for filing a review petition on the Supreme Court's judgement on the Vodafone taxation case. 

Top sources in the department said that a ten-member "core committee", which has been specially constituted, will go into the details of the order. 

ITGOA elected office bearers for 2012 - 2014

In the BGM held at Mumbai from 18 to 20th January 2012, following Office Bearers have been elected to perform there duty for the next two years.

President	A.Sitarama Rao
Vice-President	S.N.Bhadra
Vice-President	Rajiv Puri
Secretary General	Rajesh D Menon
Additional Secretary	Raj Singh Meel
Joint Secretary	Diwakar Singh
Joint Secretary	V.M.Jayadevan
Assistant Secretary	Basawanand
Assistant Secretary	Sathish Bhalla
Treasurer	N.V.Anantharaman Iyer
Auditor	C.K.Singh
Zonal Secretary (North)	J.B.Singh
Zonal Secretary (East)	Amitava Dey
Zonal Secretary (West)	Ravi Shankar
Zonal Secretary (South)	K.E.Rajan
Zonal Secretary (Central)	Krishnakumar

Inspector/P.S/A.O likely to get minimum fixation as 13,860 w.e.f 01.01.2006

View details in PaycommissionUpdate

ITO to ACIT Adhoc promotion : Vigilance Clearance sought by CBDT

In order to proceed with more than 400 Ad hoc promotion in the grade of ACIT, CBDT has urgently sought vigilance clearance for the ITOs who are in the consideration zone for promotion. Significantly, CBDT has officially confirmed that the vacant post of ACIT is above 400.
Who are in the consideration zone ?
Sl No. 1360 to 1828 for Gen.
Sl No. 1666 to 2467 for SC
Sl No. 1807 to 2200 for ST 
[as per the CBDT letter] [A large number of persons in between have been retired, so the list is so long]
The vigilance clearance is to be submitted by 13th January by the DGIT[Vigilance]
So, certainly the ball is rolling.
View the CBDT Letter Dated 10th January 2012
Download Latest ITO Seniority List here

ITGOA suspends agitation, ITO to ACIT promotion may be done shortly

With assurance from CBDT that they will finalize the matter of ad hoc promotion to ACIT after getting approval from law ministry within 20th january,2012, ITGOA has temporarily withdrawn the ongoing agitation.
Meanwhile CBDT has asked for ACRs/APARs for the ITOs particularly who may be considered for promotion to the cadre of ACITs positively within 9th January. It indicates that the ball is certainly rolling.
Though there are rumors in the air about the clearance of Cadre review proposal from DOPT, nothing could be confirmed from the official source yet.
View the letter of CBDT asking ACRs/APARs