With cars and Laptops in place can cell phones be far behind?
The government has decided to reimburse mobile phone bills to the Revenue officers.
(a) The officers to be authorized reimbursement will be selected on the basis of their operational requirements and priority will be given to each important Division and the authorization will be issued by the Commissioners/Director General as the case may be.
(b) No instruments/handsets will be provided by the office.
(c) Officers who are given the entitlement to claim reimbursement under the Scheme are expected to use their personal mobile phone sets and will bear expenses on maintenance/repair of their handsets.
(d) Officers are at liberty to choose the service provider and avail any options for payment within the maximum monetary ceiling.
(e) The call charges will be reimbursed within the prescribed ceiling of Rs.500/- per month excluding taxes on submission of bill/receipt by the concerned officer.
So the 2007 Revenue officer will come to you in his hired non airconditioned car, will record your statement in his laptop and may even call you from his mobile paid for by the government. Great going, governance!