Budget 2010-11: Reforms process in tax administration taken forward

The General Budget 2010-11 has carried forward the process of reforms in tax administration in the country. The citizen-centric initiative “Sevottam” which was launched as a pilot project at Pune, Kochi and Chandigarh, will be extended to four more cities this year.

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Budget 2010-11: Reforms process in tax administration taken forward

The General Budget 2010-11 has carried forward the process of reforms in tax administration in the country. The citizen-centric initiative “Sevottam” which was launched as a pilot project at Pune, Kochi and Chandigarh, will be extended to four more cities this year. The centralized processing centre at Bengaluru is now fully functional and processing around 20, 000 tax returns daily.

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IT department opened New Aayakar Seva Kendra (ASK) at Chandigarh

AAYAKAR Seva Kendra (ASK) is a one stop computerized shop for the taxpayers to obtain services promised by the Department in its Citizens’ Charter in a time bound manner. In order to achieve these objectives, Sevottam provides for a front office to be backed by re-engineered processes and a new outlook of the personnel so that grievances of taxpayers are not only redressed quickly but also eventually prevented.

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Corruption in settling drawback claims: CVC asks CBEC to provide officers detailed checklists

On the action front, the CVC report reveals that on the basis of its recommendations, various competent authorities imposed major penalty in 47 cases in September, and 14 of them belong to the Railways. Merely one officer from CBDT figures in this list. However, since the past catches up with the present, the CBEC has granted sanctions for prosecution against 18 officers last month.

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