Abhishek Verma Nominated for Arjuna Award-2014 for Archery
IT is informed that Abhishek Verma, has been nominated for Arjuna Award-2014 for his outstanding achievement in Archery. Abhishek Verma has been an excellent sportsman and has got 1st National Ranking, 2nd Asian Ranking and 19th World Ranking during 2013-14 as Compound Archer. Abhishek Verma is representing India at Asian Games 2014.
Abhishek is a Tax Assistant with the Income Tax Department,at present posted with CIT, Delhi-XIV. An Arjuna Awardee working as a tax assistant? Well, that is the highest post the Revenue Department gives its most outstanding sportsmen, whileself-professed sportsmen who joined the department long ago are now Assistant Commissioners!
A Commissioner told me an incident. A National level sportsman had approached the Commissioner for his help for a job as Tax Assistant. The Commissioner's daughter who was dreaming to become a sportsperson told her father, "if after all the efforts, the highest job I can get in your department is that of a tax assistant, I would rather leave the sports field and get into the IRS"
The Office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi has circulated the happy news to all Income Tax Officers in Delhi Region. The Circular is signed by a DC.
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F. No. P-324/4/General Circulars/2014-15/6315 of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Cadre Controlling Authority) New Delhi,Dated: August 28, 2014