SALIENT ASPECTS OF THE CADRE RESTRUCTURING
PROPOSALS
a)
Upgradation of CCIT level posts to Apex and HAG+ scales. Thus, all the existing
CCsIT/DGs (plus one new post of DG) would be upgraded to these two levels. The
posts in Apex scale (to be re-designated as Principal Chief
Commissioner/Principal DG) will be as under:
i
|
Cadre
Controlling CCs
|
18
|
ii
|
Directorates-General (Attached offices of
CBDT)
|
7*
|
iii
|
DG
(International. Tax)
|
1
|
26
|
*DGsIT: 1.Administration, 2. Vigilance, 3.Human Resource
Development, 4.Legal & Research, 5.Logistics, 6.Systems, & 7.
Training
The remaining 91 would continue to be designated as Chief
Commissioner/Director General but would be placed in the HAG+ scale of Rs
75,500-80,000/-.
b) The number of posts in the HAG scale of 67,000-79,000/- to be
increased from 116 to 300. No post of CCIT/DGIT would henceforth exist in this
scale. CIT level officers would be placed in this scale and re-designated as
Principal Commissioner/Principal Director:
c) The
remaining CIT level officers would continue to be designated as CIT and would
also continue in
the Pay Band-4, with Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000/-. The total number of posts in the
scales of CIT/Pr. CIT would increase by 204 ( up from a total of 731
to
935).
d)
Increase in the number of Jt/Addl CIT by 322. The number to go up from the
existing 1253 to 1575.
e) Numbers
of DCIT to increase from 1358 to 1394, ie by 36.
ACIT level
posts to go up by 166, from734 to 900.
g) Total
increase in staff strength by 20,751 as under:
(i)
Group A
Duty
posts
729
Reserves 620 1,349
(ii)
Group
B
2,064
(iii) Group C
17,338
20,751
h) Ranges to have six AO (presently 5),
excluding TRO. Corporate Ranges to have 2 AC/DC and other Ranges to have 1 AC/DC. Total
number of Assessment Units ( AU) will go up by 1080. Span of control of
Pr. CIT will go up from 15 AU to 18AU.
i) Reserves of 620 posts at ACIT level
created as against existing Nil.
j) Three new DTRTIs to be created at
Patna, Bhopal and Delhi.
k) Three new DIT
(Inv)s to be created at Chennai, Dehradun and Goa
l) All attached Directorates of CBDT to
have merged cadre of employees.
m) Financial outgo on newly created posts
Rs. 449.71 cr
n) Creation of 1080 additional
Assessment Units
o) Creation of
114 Special Ranges with supporting manpower including ITOs to make them effective.
12. Some of the specific measures included in
the Cadre Restructuring exercise to strengthen/reorganize functions in the
Department are as under:
Ø The Appellate/Advocacy Structure
Ø 1 CIT (Appeals) per Range for
Central and Corporate CIT charges. Accordingly,
-
48 CsIT (Appeals) for Central charges.
-
81 CsIT (Appeals) in Corporate charges comprising 81 corporate ranges.
Ø I CIT (Appeals) each for other
administrative Commissioners.
Ø Each CIT
Appeals to have adequate supporting staff, including one Inspector to
facilitate and assist in
the appeal process, and improve the 1st Appeal system
Ø CsIT (DRs) and Sr. DR
(Addl./Jt CIT level) to be assisted by 1 ITO each (total 179 ITOs) for litigation work, to strengthen the Departmental
advocacy system in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunals (ITAT).
Ø Further 2 DCIT/ACITs to be posted
against each ITAT Bench
Ø CsIT (Judicial) to be strengthened by
providing supporting manpower, to strengthen the Advocacy
structure.
(ii)
Investigation
Ø 3 additional
posts of DsIT (Investigation) to be created at Goa (Panaji), Chennai
(having
jurisdiction over Investigation Units at Coimbatore, Madurai and Pondicherry) and Dehradun( for
Uttarakhand).
(iii) TDS,
International Taxation & other Support
Functions
Ø 1 additional CIT
(TDS), Charge each in Delhi & Mumbai taking the number of TDS
Commissionerates to 20.
Ø 6 CCsIT (TDS) ( one each
stationed in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune
)
Ø Directorates of International
Taxation increased from existing 7 to 13 and reorganised as Commissionerates
of Income Tax (International Taxation).
Ø Directorates of
Exemption re-organised as Commissionerates of Income Tax and number of DGIT (Exemption) to be
increased to 4 CCsIT placed at four metro cities. Number of CsIT (Exemption) to
be increased from 7 to 8.
Ø 8 Directorates of Transfer Pricing to
be increased to 10.
Ø 3 Ranges per CIT for
International Taxation & Transfer Pricing with 2 DCs/ACs per
range.
Ø Number of CIT(Audit) to be
reduced from existing 21 to 18, placing one CIT in each CCIT(CCA) Region by
abolishing 1 post each in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
Ø Number
of CIT (Computer Operations) to be increased from existing 17 to 18 posts,
with one
CIT in each CCIT (CCA) Region.
(iv) Strengthening/Restructuring the
Directorates:
Ø Attached
Directorates of CBDT to be reorganized and renamed on functional lines,
and
the designations of IRS officers to be aligned on the lines of Ministries and
attached offices of other
Departments.
Ø Cadres of the attached
Directorates to be merged, with cadre control resting with the DGIT (
Admin)
Ø Restructuring
of some Directorates along with formation of new Directorates, including new Directorates General of,
Risk Assessment', to cater to the changing and emerging needs of the
Department
(v) Strengthening of the specialist
support Cadres
Ø 289 new posts created in the Electronic
Data Processing ( EDP) Cadre existing
o 321)
Ø 151 new posts in the Official Language
(OL) Cadre ( existing 203)
Ø 228 new posts in the Personal Secretary
( PS) Cadre ( existing 228)
Ø 570 new posts in the Administrative Officers (AO) Cadre ( existing 814)
Ø 570 new posts in the Administrative Officers (AO) Cadre ( existing 814)
The above new
posts have been created to strengthen the Systems and administrative support
systems throughout the Department, and to also improve career prospects and
promotion avenues to the Cadres.
This strengthening/restructuring exercise is expected to improve
the
efficiency of the Income Tax Department resulting in increased revenue
collection and better services to the
taxpayers.
SOURCE-http://incometaxindia.gov.in
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