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CBDT to felicitate best performing Income Tax Officers/Officials in e-assessments

February 20, 2020 Income Tax No Comments

CBDT to felicitate best performing Income Tax Officers/Officials in e-assessments. Categories and eligibility criteria

CBDT, in order to promote and appreciate the outstanding work of Officers/Officials in e-assessments, has decided that from January, 2020 and onwards, every month the best performing ‘Officers/Officials achieving excellence in the prime areas, namely investigation, collection, administration, audit or innovation in the organizational functioning shall be selected.

The selection shall be made by a Committee of Commissioners formed in each region and their names shall be showcased and displayed in the respective regions against the following five categories:

(a) Investigator of the month,
(b) Revenue collector of the month
(c) Administrator of the month
(d) Auditor of the month, and
(e) Innovator of the month 

Besides monthly selection, at the end of each Financial Year, the said Committee shall also select one or team of Officers/Officials in each of the above said five categories as

Investigator of the year,
Revenue collector of the year, 
Administrator  of the year, 
Auditor  of the year  and 
Innovator  of the year

for the respective region out of the Officers/Officials selected for each month. These officers of the year selected for their performance will be felicitated on the Income Tax Day, in a public function organized in the region and the names and photos of such Officers/Officials will be displayed year-wise on ‘Wall of fame’ created in the Library or Archive or at any prominent place in the respective regions, in appreciation of their work.

Similarly, the best performing Officers/Officials will be identified in ZOnes also out of such yearly list of Officers/Officials in the regions under a Zone.

These Officers/Officials of the Zone will be felicitated on the Income Tax Day celebrated at the national level and their names and photos will also be displayed year-wise at ‘Wall of fame’ in National Income Tax Archive or at a prominent place at NADT and their works will be documented for training purpose.

The outstanding work of all such Officers/Officials may be considered for inclusion in “Let us Share” subject to selection by the committee formed for the purpose.

Nomination criteria: 

The following shall be the nomination criteria for best performing Income Tax Officers / Officials 

Investigator of the Month
  • Quantum of addition to Income shown in the return should be at least Rs. 00 lakh or any outstanding investigation undertaken by the Officer(s)/Official(s) with proper drafting and marshalling of facts.
  • Quality of investigation, efforts put up by Officer(s)/Official( s) in detection of concealment or innovative ways of undertaking timely investigation .
  • Identification of unique modus operandi  or  exposing  organized  scam or  large-scale  tax­ evasion.
  • Any  Quality   Order  of  the  Assessing Officer/Range   Head/CIT(A)  /CIT /CIT/ CCIT or Pr.CCIT confirmed by the High Court or the Supreme Court and received during the month ( even if the  officer has been  transferred out of region) .
  • Any effective representation made by any Officer including CIT(DR) and Senior DR before any Appellate Authority /Tribunals /Courts/ Commissions  resulting  in confirmation of the additions or passing of quality orders by DRPs.
  • Effective coordination with any Enforcement Agency/Court/Authority, leading to detection of large-scale tax evasion or abcaus.in coordination with Courts/ Counsels for obtaining conviction in courts.
  • other outstanding investigation in related matter
Revenue Collector of the month
  • Efforts made for Cash Collection out of current or arrear demand or tax collection consequent to search or survey etc.
  • Auction or collection of arrear demand or arrest by TRO or any other officer taking proactive measures for collection.
  • Any innovative  step  taken  to augment collection in assessment, TDS, Exemptions, International  Taxation etc.
  • Any proactive measure resulting in higher collection
Administrator  of the month
  • Staff welfare activities by any Officer/Official or infrastructure related
  • Initiatives taken under Swachhta Abhiyan  or for beautification  of office or for better record
  • Steps taken for better Tax Payer Services or redressal of grievances .
  • Organizing Tax Awareness Programmes, Outreach Programmes for taxpayer education by Officers/Staff ofthe field, NADT or DTRTis and related media advertisements etc..
  • Any effective  help/assistance  in  Systems  related  matters  or  any  other  matter,  related  to expansion of Tax Payers’ base .
  • Any step taken in training of Officers/Staff or to improve the image of the Department or for better relations with all Any other innovative work related to above
Auditor of the month
  • Number of audit objections raised by Internal  Audit  Officer/Nodal  Officer of Audit Team which are accepted by field officers
  • Quality of audit objections or quality vetting by Review Committee REAC/NEAC on point of law, facts and mixed issues
  • Number of error free audit of the files, where Revenue Audit is not able to detect mistakes issues after completion of Internal Audit /Review.
  • Initiative for settlement  of arrear Revenue/Internal  Audit  objections by the  officer/Official concerned .
  • Coordination with C&AG for prompt settlement of Revenue Audit objections
  • Any other outstanding work related to the above
Innovator of the month
  • Any innovative work done by any officer or staff to bring ‘Systemic Change’ within the office or outside for improving efficiency or for creating better office environment or work culture
  • Any positive or proactive measure or social activity benefitting large section of the society or section of taxpayers /stakeholder.
  • Any other intellectual article/research paper in or outside the work area/any creative , literary or cultural or environmental work to trigger a positive atmosphere in office or outside

Eligibility : –

(i) Any Official/Officer upto the rank of CCIT will be eligible for the selection  under aforementioned categories for their outstanding work or innovative approach.

(ii) The Officials/Officers posted in the Directorates shall also be eligible to be considered in the respective regions where they are located.

Nomination Procedure: –

(i) The nomination may be sent either by the Officer/Official by way of self-nomination or by the Range Head or Pr. CIT concerned before 7th day of the succeeding month starting from January 2020. The selection/nomination for a particular month would be decided by the Committee on or before 14111 of the immediate succeeding month. For example, for the month of January, it would be decided by 14th of February.

(ii) Any Official or Officer can also send self-nomination for his outstanding or innovative work done during the month.

(iii) If the order passed by  any Court or Apex  Court or High Court is received  in the month, upholding the order of the Officer/Official, then that Officer/Official shall be nominated. (even if that officer is transferred out of the region)

(iv) The Committee shall also have the power/right/privilege to nominate any Officer/Official.

Selection Procedure:–

Officer/officials of the month
The Committee will decide the eligible officer/officials of the month on the criteria laid down and accordingly would shortlist the nominations and select the officers/officials in each category on consensus basis. If there is no consensus, then the decision of Pr. CCIT will be final. Similarly, if there is no consensus in the Zonal Committee, the decision of the Zonal Member will be final.

Officer/Official of the Zone

(i) For selection of the Officers/Officials, the Selection Committee as constituted by the respective Zonal Members will select Officer(s)/Official(s) under each category out of ‘Officers/Officials of the Year ‘ nominated by the regions under that Zone and recommend such names by  31st May every year for felicitation on the Income tax Day at national level.

(ii) The Committee may take presentations, by each Officer/Official, if they so desire.

(iii) After  felicitation  at national  level, list  of such  officers/Officials  shall be  forwarded  by  the Member to NADT for documentation and showcasing their work.

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