Income tax department (Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) had collected income tax of Rs 23,334 crore in the financial year 2018-19, which was about 13.4 percent more than the previous financial year said principal chief commissioner of income tax, MP and CG Ajay Kumar Chauhan on Friday.
He said that the income tax department is going to honor honest taxpayers. On July 24, such taxpayers will be honored on the occasion of Income Tax Day.
This is for the first time that taxpayers who pay tax will also be honored on Income Tax Day this year.
In the last year (2018-19), 6,85,651 new taxpayers were targeted to be associated with the department and the department added 7,06,487 new taxpayers, which was about 3 percent higher than the target.
He said that the Income Tax Department is reaching more and more people under its outreach programs and is motivating people to earn honest tax.
Income tax department is adopting new techniques to expand its tax payer base which has helped the department in achieving targets.
Income tax fortnight has been organized from July 10 to 24, in the celebration of the 15th year of the income tax day celebrated on July 24, 2019.
Blood donation camp was held on Friday in the Income Tax Bhawan. Free medical checkup will be organized in all districts of the state in this fortnight. Plantation program is also been organised. Outreach program is being organised to join tax payers.