After B'lore, Pune and Maneasar to get digital I-T centres: FM

Two more locations to have Centralised Processing Centres

PTI | May 31, 2010



Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that after Bangalore, two more centres that handle I-T returns digitally would be set up at Pune and Maneasar.

The Finance Minister also asked the Income Tax Department to partner with the corporate sector to automatise its non-core processes, so as to achieve economy of scale.

"I am happy to announce that the Income Tax department has identified two more locations for setting up Centralised Processing Centres (CPC) in Pune and Maneasar," Mukherjee said after dedicating the CPC here to the nation.

The CPC at Bengaluru processes electronic tax returns for the entire country, besides physical returns for the Karnataka and Goa regions.

"I am glad to note that the CPC has become operational in a short period of time. It has processed over 7 lakh returns during this period," Mukherjee said.

Mukherjee said that Bengaluru, the IT capital of India, was appropriately chosen as the location for the first CPC.

The CPC project at Bengaluru was approved by the Union Cabinet at a total cost of Rs 255 crore over a five-year period. The centre has been set up with technological support from Infosys.

These kinds of initiatives are beneficial to the taxpayer as well as the I-T Department because it not only reduces the compliance cost for the taxpayer, but also helps the department collate the information for tax policy planning as well as sector-based investigations, Mukherjee said.

 

Comments

 

Other News

Gandhian movement after Gandhi failed: Ram Guha

The Gandhian movement in India, after Gandhi’s death, failed, says Ramachandra Guha, and blames Vinoba Bhave for it. But the movement found new, fertile grounds around the world and succeeded in bringing about a change in South Africa, the US and elsewhere. It is high time it returned home. Of cour

When religion, politics and Bollywood come together

Tavleen Singh, noted journalist and political commentator, has turned to fiction, with her debut novel ‘The Actor’ (HaperCollins India). Set in the near future, it has a superstar, Amit Singh, turning to politics, when the political landscape is dominated by prime minister Guru Gaynendraj

Cabinet approves setting up of Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority

The union cabinet, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), called Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), to strengthen research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment within the broad domains of Transp

Why foundational literacy and numeracy is key to school education

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) are often described as the building blocks of education. Yet, their significance goes well beyond a child’s ability to read a sentence, write a response or solve a basic mathematical problem. These foundational skills shape how children understand the world,

When police data becomes the algorithm

For decades, policing has followed a familiar sequence: a crime occurs, the police respond, an investigation produces records and those records become part of the institutional memory of the criminal justice system. Artificial intelligence is beginning to alter that sequence. Instead of merely recording

Before India voted, the framers worried about the referee

“We are making a Constitution forever and not only for today.” Shibban Lal Saksena said this in the Constituent Assembly on June 15, 1949. He was warning that a ruling party might one day choose a loyalist to run India’s elections. Seventy-seven years later, the Supreme Court is wrestli

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter