There is a general perception that no action is taken against the defaulting tax officials for their non performance as well as in case of harassing the tax assesses among others. The present Government has taken various steps to change this perception following the principle of good governance. After the present Government took over two years back, it has taken strict action against such revenue officers/officials in order to fix their accountability.

For the first time, 33 officers / officials of the Revenue Services, including seven Group ‘A’ officers, have been prematurely retired for non-performance under Rule 56(j) of CCS (Pension) Rules. Further, 72 officers / officials have been dismissed including six Group ‘A’ officers, in other departmental/ disciplinary actions in the last two years.

Premature retirement of tax officials enforces accountability under administrative rules; officials also dismissed for non performance and misconduct. The government removed revenue officers for non-performance and misconduct: thirty-three officers, including Group A, were prematurely retired under CCS Pension Rule 56(j) for non-performance, and seventy-two officers, including Group A, were dismissed through departmental disciplinary actions during the preceding two years.