Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi has laid emphasis on intelligence sharing and active cooperation between State and Central agencies to enhance the growth rate of tax collected at source.
Addressing a coordination workshop on TDS (Tax Deduction at Source) and TCS (Tax Collection at Source) here on Tuesday, he said TCS constitutes an important portion of the total Income Tax collected in the country.
“The tax collection during 2014-15 has grown by 19 pc over 2013-14,” Padhi said, adding that Drawing & Disbursing Officers (DDOs) of various departments of the State Government have been instructed to ensure error-free and smooth operation of the TDS system.
Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Finance R Balakrishnan said the present info-gap between various agencies and the Income Tax Department needs to be zeroed for addressing several problems relating to TDS and TCS. He advised Treasury Officers and DDOs to ensure timely deduction, filing of returns and maintenance of records.
Earlier, the workshop was inaugurated by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Odisha Region, Sunil Kumar Mishra in the presence of Director of Treasury and Inspections Chandi Prasad Mohanty.
Around 180 DDOs and Treasury Officers of the State Government participated in the workshop.