TIOL-DDT 2447 · Monday, 29 September 2014 · story 7 of 8

Clean Revenue

THE Revenue Secretary in a letter to the Cabinet Secretary stated, "this Department is determined to make "Swachhta Shapath" a success in letter and spirit and the pledge would be administered to all including the attached and subordinate offices of Department of Revenue. All preparations would be made to administer the "Swachhta Shapath" for which the required infrastructure is already in existence in North Block."

Accordingly all the officers and staff members of the Department of Revenue includingCBDT/CBEC (including Attached and Subordinate Offices) have to ensure their presence for the "Swachhta Shapath" on 2nd October, 2014 at 11:00 AM in the open space inside the North block near gate No.1 to take the pledge. However, exceptions may be applied for those officers/staff who are on leave / tour with prior approval of the competent authority.

All the Directors and Deputy Secretaries level Officers have to chalk out a time-bound plan for completing the task of weeding out old and obsolete files and records and send the plan to GAR Division for compilation and inclusion in the action plan to be approved by Revenue Secretary.

DDT 1211 - 08.10.2009 had asked - Junk Furniture in Government offices - why not dispose them?

Also see Poor Ambience in Central Excise and Customs Offices - CCs Responsible - MoS - DDT 1866/ 28.05.2012 &

Come to office on time - Govt tells Babus - DDT 2422/25.08.2014

Dept of Revenue F.No.32020/11/2007-GAR(Pt.). , Dated: September 23, 2014