(a) whether the Income Tax officials are pressing the
Government to settle their long pending demands;
(b) If so, the details thereof and its impact on the tax
collection along with the response of the Government
thereto; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to settle
the issue at the earliest?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c) The Income Tax officials have been pressing for improving their service
conditions like promotion/ regularisation, upgradation of pay scales, seniority etc.
and other infrastructure facilities like provision of laptops/data card. In this context,
the Association of the officers stop their members to keep away from action like Survey
and Searches and even non-cooperation in recovery of arrears. This has an impact on tax
collection. The demands of the Income Tax officials are at different stages of consideration
in the Government.