DRISHTI for CBEC
THE Government had constituted a High Powered Committee on "DRISHTI" (Driving Information System for Holistic Tax Initiatives) in February 2014. The Committee has finalised its Report after holding extensive discussions with the departmental officers, technical experts, taxpayers and other stakeholders to understand the present business practices, IT initiatives and stakeholders expectations.
The Committee yesterday submitted its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Report, after examining the existing business processes and the current status of IT Systems in CBEC, has highlighted the areas for improvement.
The Strategic Recommendations of the Committee include the following:
1. Creation of National Taxpayer Services Directorate, National Assessment Centre for Customs & National Processing Centre for Central Excise & Service Tax Returns, National Targeting Centre & Directorate of International Customs
2. Setting up of specialised function-based units for Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, Tax Dispute Resolution and Litigation, BPR, etc
3. Leveraging Service Oriented Architecture for IT Applications
4. Merging different Customs IT Applications into a Single System
5. Enabling Mobility solutions in Business Workflows
6. Introduction of Entity-based Risk Management System
7. Introduction of IT Centric HR Policy
The Committee also examined the suitable options for an appropriate IT Governance Model for CBEC. The recommendations have been classified as Short (upto 2 years), Medium (2 to 4 years) and Long Term (4 to 6 years). The Committee has also suggested steps for overseeing the implementation of the above Recommendations.