Cadre Review - Brisk Pace in CBDT
CADRE Review activities are on a brisk pace in CBDT. The DG, HRD in the CBDT has written a detailed letter on the scheme of cadre review, salient features of which are.
1. Number of assessment units (AUs) to be increased by 1080 from 3420 to 4500, for strengthening the tax-administration.
2. Expected net additional revenue of Rs. 25,756.04 crores per annum against expenditure of Rs. 449.71 crores per annum.
3. Each Range to have one more Assessing Officer.
4. Increase in the number of Administrative CsIT deployed on assessment related functions to increase from 228 to 250
5. 114 Special Ranges to be created, with adequate supporting manpower.
6. Upgradation of all existing 116 posts of Chief Commissioners in HAG+ and Apex scales along with an increase of their number by 1 post.
7. Strengthening the Appellate/Advocacy Structure by increasing the number of CIT Appeals and providing them supporting manpower. Advocacy structure in the ITAT to be strengthened.
They have formed 7 Sub committees to work on the following areas:
1. Jurisdiction and Deployment of Posts.
2. DPC
3. Restructuring of Directorates
4. Recruitment of Group B&C Cadres and Training Needs
5. IRS Recruitment Rules
6. Recruitment Rules for Group B&C Cadres
7. Infrastructure Requirements
Poor CBEC cadre review is still doing the rounds in the Ministries.