Low Attendance In RAC Meetings

By Vijay Kumar

IN the above mentioned RAC Meeting, the Chief Commissioner expressed disappointment at the poor attendance by the members as the Regional Advisory Committee is constituted and conducted to resolve local issues.The members present were requested to convey to all the other members to attend and utilize this platform to resolve their issues.

That meeting was attended by 5 members from the Trade and 9 Officers from the Department.

The RAC Meeting of the Ahmedabad Zone held on 29.1.2016 had 11 Departmental Officers and 4 representatives from Trade.

In the largely attended RAC meeting in Mysore on 20.04.2016, there were 14 officers and 10 assessees.

Cochin RAC on 30.03.2016, had 9 officers and 4 assessees.

In DDT 120 24 05 2005, I wrote: "In its earlier days the RAC meetings used to be attended by the top executives of the companies but slowly they lost interest as they had come to realise that these meetings do not offer any solutions and at best they are an exercise in PR. So now you find RAC meetings attended by three assessees and thirty officers. The minutes of RAC meetings are full of wry humour."