Income tax – HRD Directorate notified
The President of India is pleased to give his assent to the constitution of the Directorate of Income Tax, Human Resource Development (HRD), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, with immediate effect.
The functions of the Directorate are:-
i) To develop and design strategic human resource plans, policies and processes aligned with the goal and vision of the Income Tax Department for ensuring optimal resource mobilisation and delivery of taxpayer services.
ii) To assess and determine the job requirements, job profiles and skills needed for various jobs in the Income Tax Department, and make projections of human resource requirements.
iii) To assist CBDT in designing and implementing policies for systematic career progression, equal opportunity, gender equity, counselling and employee welfare.
iv) To operate a human resource information system by accessing database maintained by CBDT.
v) To assist CBDT in developing and implementing proper human resource development policies including those relating to recruitment, promotions, performance appraisals, transfers and succession plans.
vi) To design a scientific and objective performance management system to foster accountability and develop a scientific scheme for linking of rewards to performance.
vii) To identify training needs, formulate training policies and facilitate skill enhancement, and to coordinate with other educational/training institutions/agencies in India and abroad for training of officers of the Department.
viii) To foster international co-operation for incorporating administrative best practices in the field of tax administration.
ix) Any other matter which may be specially assigned by the CBDT.
The Notification further stipulates that
i. The Directorate of Income Tax (HRD) will be headed by a Director General of Income Tax (HRD) who will be an officer of the level of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and will be located in New Delhi . The Directorate shall have a Director of Income Tax (HRD) who shall be an officer of the rank of Commissioner of Income Tax.
ii. The Directorate of Income Tax (HRD) shall have three divisions of Cadre Management, Performance Management, and Training and Capacity Building . These divisions would be headed by officers of the rank of Additional Commissioners of Income Tax who would perform the functions enclosed as Annexure ‘I'. The divisions shall report to Director of Income Tax (HRD). The functions assigned to the divisions can be amended by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
iii. The Directorate of Income Tax (HRD) will function under the administrative control of the Director General of Income Tax (HRD) New Delhi .
iv. The Directorate of Income Tax (HRD) shall be an attached office of CBDT and its proposals shall be put up to Director General of Income Tax (HRD), who will put up the same to Member (Personnel), Central Board of Direct Taxes.
v. The staff requirements of the Directorate of Income Tax (HRD) will be met from within the overall sanctioned strength of the income Tax Department.
NOTIFICATION NO. , Dated: December 31, 2007