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Sahara Samay - Income Tax unions on strike today
Offended with the biased behaviour of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), over 50, 000 officers and employees have called a nationwide strike on Thursday.
They claim that the CBDT is behaving in a subjective manner.
They want their 12-point demands to be approved, which includes demands like laptops, reimbursement of mobile phone bills, computers for C-category employees, promotion to the post of assistant commissioners, filling up vacant posts and expedite the proposals by cadre review committee.
The strike has been called by the joint council of action (JCA), Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association(ITGOA) to push for their 12-points demand.
The ITEF Chief Ashok Kumar Kanojia told the reporters that the department employees are upset with the behaviour of the CBDT Chairman.
He further added that earlier, on the assurance of CBDT Chief they had ended their strike twice but nothing has been done as far as the 12-point demands are concerned.
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I-T unions strike tomorrow
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Mumbai, July 14 (PTI) Over 50,000 Income Tax Officers and staff across the country will observe a token strike tomorrow to press their demands, which include putting an end to outsourcing of departmental functions at the central processing centre (CPC) in Bangalore, among others. The strike is called by the joint council of action (JCA) which comprise the Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA) to press for their 12-point demands. "Despite repeated attempts, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) hasn't shown any seriousness in implementing any of our demands," ITGOA general secretary and JCA joint convenor Rajesh D Menon told PTI here today. "At our meeting with the CBDT chairman an agreement was reached that only the technical work will be outsourced and the work hitherto done by the employees will not be outsourced at the CPC. But against the agreement, now almost all the work is outsourced," Menon said. Of the total 600 people working in the CPC, only 32 are from the I-T department. As a result, over 80 per cent of the total 3.5 lakh returns processed at the CPC by private vendors have returned for rectification, he claimed. The JCA is also highlighting the delayed promotion to the post of assistant commissioners which is having a cascading effect on the lower levels, among others like reimbursement of mobile phone charges, filling up vacant posts and expedite the proposals by cadre review committee.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 22:31 IST
Income Tax unions strike tomorrow
Mumbai: Over 50,000 Income Tax Officers and staff across the country will observe a token strike tomorrow to press their demands, which include putting an end to outsourcing of departmental functions at the central processing centre (CPC) in Bangalore, among others.
The strike is called by the joint council of action (JCA) which comprise the Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA) to press for
their 12-point demands.
"Despite repeated attempts, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) hasn't shown any seriousness in implementing any of our demands," ITGOA general secretary and JCA joint
convenor Rajesh D Menon told PTI here today.
"At our meeting with the CBDT chairman an agreement was reached that only the technical work will be outsourced and the work hitherto done by the employees will not be outsourced
at the CPC. But against the agreement, now almost all the work is outsourced," Menon said.
Of the total 600 people working in the CPC, only 32 are from the I-T department. As a result, over 80 per cent of the total 3.5 lakh returns processed at the CPC by private vendors have returned for rectification, he claimed.
The JCA is also highlighting the delayed promotion to the post of assistant commissioners which is having a cascading effect on the lower levels, among others like reimbursement of mobile phone charges, filling up vacant posts and expedite the proposals by cadre review committee.
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Indian taxman goes on strike
New Delhi: Income tax officers and employees went on strike across the country to press for their demands, including promotions and better incentives, and threatened not to participate in raids.
As many as 50,000 officers and staff members struck work, claimed the Joint Council of Action (JCA), which gave the call.
JCA joint convenor Rajesh D Menon said the officers and other staff would boycott the raids conducted by the I-T Department from July 20 if their demands were not met.
The striking staff also protested against outsourcing of certain work in the department.
"Of the total 600 people working in the Central Processing Centre in Bangalore, only 32 are from the I-T Department," Menon said.
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I-T staff to boycott search, seizure operations from July 20
Our Bureau Mumbai, July 15
The employees of the Income-Tax Department plan to boycott all search and seizure operations as well as survey operations from July 20 to secure their charter of demands, said Mr Ashok B. Salunkhe, All-India Secretary General of the Income Tax Employees Federation.
Over 50,000 employees and officers of the Income-Tax Department had gone on a one-day token strike on Thursday.
The strike was fully successful. Officers and employees across the country participated in the one-day token strike, affecting the operations of the Income-Tax Department, said Mr Salunkhe.
"We have been staging dharnas and protests from June 7. Today's strike is the culmination of the first phase of our protests. From July 20, we will start boycotting all search and seizure operations. If our demands are not met, we will even consider going on an indefinite strike," Mr Salunkhe said.
The two major employees associations, Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA) and Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF), participated in the strike today.
The employees are protesting the large-scale outsourcing of operations in the Central Processing centre at Bangalore. According to them, almost 80 per cent of the work is outsourced to the private vendors. They allege that most of the work done by these vendors are error ridden which needs to be rectified by the employees.
They are also demanding the filling up of the vacant posts at Assistant Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Additional Commissioner level. They are also seeking equal treatment for officers who are promoted from within the ranks and those recruited directly.
Of the 2,192 posts of Assistant Commissioners, almost 700 are vacant. Of the 1,300 posts of Joint and Additional Commissioners, 500 are lying vacant, said Mr Rajesh Menon, Joint convenor of ITEF and ITGOA.
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Over 50,000 I-T officers on token strike
Mumbai: Over 50,000 Income Tax Officers and staff across the country will observe a token strike Thursday to press their demands, which include putting an end to outsourcing of departmental functions at the central processing centre (CPC) in Bangalore, among others.
The strike is called by the joint council of action (JCA) which comprises the Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA) to press for their 12-point demands.
"Despite repeated attempts, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) hasn't shown any seriousness in implementing any of our demands," ITGOA general secretary and JCA joint convenor Rajesh D Menon said.
"At our meeting with the CBDT chairman an agreement was reached that only the technical work will be outsourced and the work hitherto done by the employees will not be outsourced at the CPC. But against the agreement, now almost all the work is outsourced," Menon said.
Of the total 600 people working in the CPC, only 32 are from the I-T department. As a result, over 80 per cent of the total 3.5 lakh returns processed at the CPC by private vendors have returned for rectification,he claimed.
The JCA is also highlighting the delayed promotion to the post of assistant commissioners which is having a cascading effect on the lower levels, among others like reimbursement of mobile phone charges, filling up vacant posts and expedite the proposals by cadre review committee.
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