Save Our Trees - Reduce Communication - CBDT
CBDT observes that several number of copies of a letter on the same subject addressed to Chairperson/Members, CBDT are being received in the Board from field officers through different modes such as dak, fax, e-mail etc. leading to multiple diarising of a single letter on the same subject and wastage of stationery. It is also observed that field officers are communicating with the Board Members by addressing letters to them by name even in matters which are general and routine, having no urgency or importance requiring personal attention of the Member. Often letters addressed to Chairperson are also being endorsed to all other Members of the Board irrespective of the subject and work allocation assigned to them leading to large scale wastage of paper.
So the CBDT has requested all the officers of the Income Tax Department to ensure that numerous copies of the same letter to the Board are minimised to conserve paper and save our trees. What a noble cause! All other Government departments should emulate CBDT.
An officer asked his boss permission to destroy old records. Permission was granted subject to the condition that copies shall be made in triplicate of all the records to be destroyed!
CBDT F No.Dir(Hqrs.)/Ch.(DT)/30/2012/1197., Dated: September 28, 2012