TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Facility of payment of direct taxes through all branches of State Bank of India and other authorised banks by cash/cheque/draft
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....ong distances particularly in metropolitan cities and also experience other avoidable difficulties. 2. With the major objective of providing greater citizen satisfaction, a new scheme was introduced with effect from April 1, 1976 initially at 8 metropolitan cities namely: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi/New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Madras. The number of points at which payments of direct taxes could be made, were considerably increased. In addition to the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India, the branches of 2 to 3 public sector banks were authorised at each of these 8 cities to accept payment of direct taxes. With effect from November 15, 1976, this scheme was extended to another 66 cities/towns in the count....
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....Account Number should invariably be indicated in the challans presented to the bank. Wherever applicable, tax and surcharge should be shown separately in the space allotted for this purpose in the relevant challan. Taxpayers would get receipted copies of the challans in proof of payment from the branch of the bank at which the payment is tendered. 7. A list showing the names of public sector banks which will collect direct taxes from April 1, 1977 at various places where the income-tax offices are situated is reproduced below. 8. In view of the large increase in the number of receiving points under the present scheme at each of the places where the income-tax offices are situated, the scheme of receiving cheques in the income-tax offices ....
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.... Rajasthan State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur Punjab National Bank Tamil Nadu (including Union Indian Bank Territory of Pondicherry) Indian Overseas Bank Uttar Pradesh : a. Agra Aligarh Hathras Firozabad Mathura Mainpuri Jhansi Farrukhabad Banda Etah Fatehgarh Allahabad Bank Etawah Punjab national Bank Meerut Dehradun Rishikesh Saharanpur Muzaffarnagar Roorkee Hapur Ghaziabad b. Kanpur Punjab National Bank Fatehpur Bank of India Unnao c. Other places Allahabad Bank Union Bank of India West Bengal : Punjab National Bank a. Calcutta United Bank of India United Commercial Bank b. Other places United Bank of India United Commercial Bank. Letter: F. No. 385/12/77-IT(B), dated 31-3-1977. Annex - ....