(a) whether the Government have any proposal to outsource the income tax departmental
functions concerning TDS, Challan processing, information data collection,processing of
returns etc;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of employees who would be rendered surplus on account of such outsourcing;and
(d) the reasons for such outsourcing?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANANDRAO V. ADSUL)
(a) &b): The Government have decided to outsource certain non-core activities of the Income
Tax Department. It has been decided to establish a National Tax Information Network (TIN)
which will receive on behalf of the Department, all TDS returns and other information returns
for digitization. TIN will also receive on line information about collection of taxes from the
banks. It has also been decided to outsource data entry of returns of income wherever it is
not possible to manage the workload from the available manpower.
(c): No employee will be rendered surplus.
(d) Decision to outsource non-core functions of the Income tax department was taken on
the basis of Kelkar Committee recommendations so that departmental manpower could be optimally
engaged in core functions of the department.