Question : STAFF REQUIREMENT IN INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT



(a) whether the income tax Department is over staffed;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken to reduce personnel Income Tax Department ; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the cost of tax collection in the country ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)

(a), (b) & (c) In view of the growing volume of workload due to exponential increase in taxpayer base and the consequent need for induction of technology, the Government has approved a restructuring plan for the Income tax department which is based on the objective of increasing the productivity of the department through induction of technology, which involves redeployment of the existing manpower through redefining the span of control redesigning of the business process and re-training of the manpower. .

(d) Restructuring process involves increase in productivity. By itself, this will go to reduce the cost of tax collection.