As it is well known that the income tax department has allowed Aadhaar card holders to use the biometric id number in lieu of the Permanent Account Number (PAN). But as per new provision of Income Tax, fine of Rs. 10,000 may be levied in case of wrong Aadhar Number. As per the latest amendments in the Finance Bill 2019, not only allowed people to use Aadhaar in lieu of PAN but also introduced a penalty for giving a false Aadhaar number. However, the new penalty rules are applicable only in cases where you are using Aadhaar in lieu of PAN and where quoting PAN is mandatory according to the income tax department rules. It is well known that although Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, yet the fine is not imposed by UIDAI but by the income tax department. Under Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the department can impose a penalty in case of default in complying with provisions relating to PAN, i.e., failure to obtain, quote, or authenticate PAN. ...
As
we all aware that implementation of Cadre Restructuring of CBDT is going on and
the Cadre Restructuring of CBEC is still pending.
A quick look at the
highlights of the final draft of the proposal of Cadre Restructuring of CBEC is
as under:
- Reinforcement of cadre strength by 17442 posts (The existing strength is 66808);
- Introduction of two new grades – Apex (16 in number) and HAG+ (38 in number) (Initially, the numbers were 23 & 72 respectively);
- Upgradation of all 47 HAG posts to 54;
- Setting up of a new Directorate of International Customs (Such a Directorate is the need of the hour to coordinate India's efforts with the WCO, WTO, WIPO and others);
- Given the volume of litigation, there is a proposal to upgrade the Directorate of Legal Affairs to HAG+ level;
- 2118 temporary posts (non-cadre) for five years have been proposed to overcome stagnation in Group B Gazetted. This is to clear stagnation;
- The number of Central Excise Commissionerates is proposed to be enhanced from 93 to 119; for the Customs from 35 to 60 and the Service tax from 7 to 22;
- 45 new Audit Commissionerates are proposed to be set up, and the number of Customs Commissionerate (Preventive) to be jacked from 34 to 60;
- The number of LTUs to be increased from 4 to 8;
- To provide promotional avenues to officers, the Board has proposed additional posts of 5160 Superintendent & 5040 posts of Inspector;
- There is a proposal to enhance the strength of CAO (Group A) from 155 to 349 and Administrative officer levels by 616 posts from existing 984 to 1600.
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