Use of technology by IT department has reduced malpractices: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the usage of technology by the income tax department has reduced human interface between assessees and tax officers and helped eliminate malpractices. The Central Processing Centre (CPC) in Bengaluru, which processes e-filed returns, has the capacity to handle about five lakh returns a day, he said. ”Already about 3.6 crore returns have been processed through this medium (CPC) and 1.4 crore assessees have been notified of their refunds.

Also, refunds have been given to them using this very medium,” Jaitley said in theYouTube channel of the Finance Ministry.

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