(a) whether a regional office of Income Tax Department and Training Institute
for the officers of Income Tax was opened in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand;
(b) whether the Government has decided to wind up both the offices;
(c) If so, the details thereof;
(d) whether there is resentment among the public in Hazaribagh;
(e) if so, whether the Government proposes to review the decision in regard
to closure of the above offices;
(f) if so, by when; and
(g) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI S.S.PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) to (c). There were two offices of the Income Tax Department in Hazaribagh,
Jharkhand, namely, the Office of the Commissioner of Income Tax and the Regional
Training Institute. It was decided to wind up only the Regional Training Institute,
in September 2005 due to functional necessities.
(d) The aspect of resentment among the public at Hazaribagh has been brought to the
notice of the Department by Shri Yashwant Sinha, Member of Parliament.
(e) & (f). At present there is no such proposal before the Government.
(g) Because of the functional necessities that had led to a decision to wind
up the Regional Training Institute, Hazaribagh.