Lok Sabha Question No. 2243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Vacancies in Income Tax Department
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2243

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE JULY, 2017 . SHRAVANA 6,1939 (SAKA) 28th

## "Vacancies\_in Income\_Tax Department

## 2243. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of vacancies at various levels in the Income Tax Department;
- (b) the reasons for the continuous deficiency of the staff; and
- the taken by Government to the adequate officers especially to ensure the (c) steps effective implementation of new GST? appoint

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- March, 2017 the sanctioned and working  strength at various levels in the (a) As on Income Tax Department is at Annexure\_
- Vacancies are filled as per the Recruitment Rules of the respective posts. Appointment (b) the   direct   recruitment is done on the basis of   examinations   conducted by tpsglsste as the case may be CBDT intimates year wise   vacancies for direct recruitment quota to UPSCISSC , regularly: For filling up vacancies which are to be filled Accordingly, the sanctioned and working\_strength and vacancies of some of the posts core functions of the Income performing key Tax
- Cadre Restructuring in CBEC has been undertaken in view of GST Regime ad 21 GST (c) have As far as administratively possible , maximum number of Zones atwvarious levels have been posted in each of these GST Zones during recently officers Annual General Transfer-2017 . Further, all the Zonal Chief Commissioners sufficient number of officers/ staff in all GST formations under have been their Jurisdictions. post

| RANK     |   SANCTIONED STRENGTH |   TOTAL WORKING STRENGTH |   VACANCY |
|----------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| PR. CCIT |                    26 |                       03 |        23 |
| CCIT     |                    91 |                       81 |        10 |
| PCIT     |                   300 |                      126 |       174 |
| CIT      |                   635 |                      531 |       104 |
| JCIADDL  |                  1575 |                     1002 |       573 |
| ACIDC    |                  2294 |                     2039 |       255 |

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of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2243 for Answer on 28.07.2017.

lst March, 2017, the Sanctioned Strength & Working Strength at various As on levels in Income Tax Department

| RANK                    | SANCTIONED STRENGTH   |   TOTAL WORKING STRENGTH |   VACANCY |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| PR. CCIT                |                       |                       18 |        08 |
| CCIT                    | 91                    |                       37 |        54 |
| PCIT                    | 300                   |                      194 |       106 |
| CIT                     | 635                   |                      570 |        65 |
| JCIADDL_                | 1589                  |                      881 |       708 |
| ACIDC                   | 2294                  |                     1589 |       705 |
| ITO                     | 5942                  |                     5822 |       120 |
|                         | 428                   |                      336 |        92 |
|                         | 935                   |                      732 |       203 |
| SR. PS                  | 417                   |                      346 |        71 |
| PERSONAL SECRETARY      | 634                   |                      371 |       263 |
| INCOME TAX INSPECTOR    | 13293                 |                    10850 |      2443 |
| EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT     | 19837                 |                     6217 |     13620 |
| TA, STENO-II & DRIVER   | 14781                 |                     9348 |      5433 |
| NS,LDC & SCD            | 3974                  |                     2870 |      1104 |
| MTS                     | 11138                 |                     4633 |      6505 |
| OTHER POSTS             | 639                   |                        0 |       639 |
| DY. DIRECTOR (OL)       | 18                    |                        0 |        18 |
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OL) | 98                    |                       30 |        68 |
| SR. TRANSLATOR          | 119                   |                       66 |        53 |
|                         | 119                   |                       21 |        98 |