New Delhi:
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi cracked the whip on top tax officers in the country and asked them to increase the tax net without intrusive methods that create fear among tax payers, the Central Board for Direct Taxes said that one crore people and entities are under scrutiny for tax liabilities.
"One crore cases are under scrutiny including those who file taxes but not returns. 50 lakh have been brought under the tax net. A total of Rs 7000 crore has been collected from them," said Atulesh Jindal, Chairman, CBDT.
Mr Jindal was speaking after wrapping up the first-ever joint meet of commissioners of the Income Tax Department and the Central Board for Excise and Customs which gained significance as the PM addressed the inaugural session.
Addressing media after the meet, Secretary (Revenue) Mr Hasmukh Adhia said a transformation is needed in revenue collection for not just change but a quantum leap.
On Thursday, the junior minister for finance Jayant Sinha had quoted PM as saying "Today 5.43 crore are in the tax net. This should be expanded to 10 crore."
Mr Adhia clarified that such a target was difficult to achieve. This is based on a calculation that there are roughly 25 crore households in the country. 15 core odd live in rural India. And the rest have a large number of those who are below poverty line. "I clarify that there is no such target," he said.
The Prime Minister had outlined the expectations of the government from revenue collection departments. At the two-day conference called Rajasva Gyan Sangam or Revenue Knowledge Meet, top officials exchanged notes on technical and legal aspects along with the best practices.
Top officials spoke to the men in the field on the hardships they face, the lack of infrastructure and problems faced in customer interaction.
Mr Jindal said at the meet, it was decided that income disclosure and dispute redressal schemes need publicity. "For that several new age measures like open interaction and town halls will be organised."
Mr Adhia added that "tax payers' satisfaction and technical interventions were discussed at the meet."
To address the concerns of honest tax payers facing hardships as flagged by the Prime Minister, an online grievance redressal scheme "E-nivaran" has been launched in Delhi and few other centres.
Paper-less scheme for assessment via email was launched at five stations last year. Now it will be extended to two more centres - Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Interestingly, while the government is claiming that it will push the GST bill in the monsoon session of parliament, there was a separate session on "preparedness for GST rollout".
A separate session to formulate strategy on tracking black money was also held. But officials refused to provide details. "We can't disclose what our strategy is" said Mr Adhia.
"One crore cases are under scrutiny including those who file taxes but not returns. 50 lakh have been brought under the tax net. A total of Rs 7000 crore has been collected from them," said Atulesh Jindal, Chairman, CBDT.
Mr Jindal was speaking after wrapping up the first-ever joint meet of commissioners of the Income Tax Department and the Central Board for Excise and Customs which gained significance as the PM addressed the inaugural session.
Addressing media after the meet, Secretary (Revenue) Mr Hasmukh Adhia said a transformation is needed in revenue collection for not just change but a quantum leap.
On Thursday, the junior minister for finance Jayant Sinha had quoted PM as saying "Today 5.43 crore are in the tax net. This should be expanded to 10 crore."
Mr Adhia clarified that such a target was difficult to achieve. This is based on a calculation that there are roughly 25 crore households in the country. 15 core odd live in rural India. And the rest have a large number of those who are below poverty line. "I clarify that there is no such target," he said.
The Prime Minister had outlined the expectations of the government from revenue collection departments. At the two-day conference called Rajasva Gyan Sangam or Revenue Knowledge Meet, top officials exchanged notes on technical and legal aspects along with the best practices.
Top officials spoke to the men in the field on the hardships they face, the lack of infrastructure and problems faced in customer interaction.
Mr Jindal said at the meet, it was decided that income disclosure and dispute redressal schemes need publicity. "For that several new age measures like open interaction and town halls will be organised."
Mr Adhia added that "tax payers' satisfaction and technical interventions were discussed at the meet."
To address the concerns of honest tax payers facing hardships as flagged by the Prime Minister, an online grievance redressal scheme "E-nivaran" has been launched in Delhi and few other centres.
Paper-less scheme for assessment via email was launched at five stations last year. Now it will be extended to two more centres - Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Interestingly, while the government is claiming that it will push the GST bill in the monsoon session of parliament, there was a separate session on "preparedness for GST rollout".
A separate session to formulate strategy on tracking black money was also held. But officials refused to provide details. "We can't disclose what our strategy is" said Mr Adhia.
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