D.O. of F.M. to all C.M. for providing adequate and timely armed police protection during search and survey action

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....tax Act, 1961 to enable the Government to bring unaccounted income and wealth into the tax net, thereby increasing the revenue collections. Conduct of searches is an important activity not only for checking tax evasion and black money in the cases where such activities are conducted, but also works as a deterrent to other tax evaders. In the recent past, assaults on the Income-tax personnel who ar....

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....o get in touch with the heads of the Police Organisations of the State falling in their regions and explore the possibility of working out standing arrangements with the local police so that adequate and timely armed police protection is provided to the search and survey parlies by the State Police itself. I request you to instruct the Heads of Police Organisations of your State to assist the inco....