Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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New Delhi, 11th September, 2023
Press Release
CBDT to undertake Special Campaign 3.0 for Swachhata and disposal of
pending matters
The Government of India undertook Special Campaign 2.0 for Swachhata in
Government offices and disposal of pending matters from 2nd October, 2022 to
31st October, 2022. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) along with subordinate
offices of Income Tax Department enthusiastically participated in the Special
Campaign 2.0.
To carry forward the spirit of the Special Campaign 2.0, CBDT resolved to
further continue the positive steps taken for resolution of public grievances during the
campaign. As part of the same, the Department resolved more than 46,000 public
grievances on CPGRAMS portal and disposed of around 7,000 grievance appeals
from December, 2022 till July, 2023.
Under the Special Campaign 2.0, a new initiative called HARIT Aaykar
(Hariyali Achievement Resolution by Income Tax Department), aimed at increasing
green cover, was launched by the Chairman, CBDT, Shri Nitin Gupta on 31st
October, 2022, by planting and inaugurating the Aaykar Aranya, a series of micro
forests, near Attari, on the India-Pakistan border. He had exhorted the officers and
officials of the Department to work towards achieving the objectives of HARIT
Aaykar, to increase green spaces and create micro-forests in and around Income
Tax Department’s buildings and other public areas.
Accordingly, under the HARIT Aaykar campaign, 103 micro forests were
created between December, 2022 and July, 2023. These micro-forests planted
across India, cover an area of more than 1.5 lakh sq.ft. The efforts of the Department
were highlighted through the official social media handles of the Department and on
an average, about 4 tweets per month were done with the hashtag #HARIT_Aaykar.
Further, the Department has taken the initiative to welcome all dignitaries in official
events with potted plants or stalk of flower wrapped in biodegradable material.
While continuing the ongoing campaign, the CBDT is gearing up for the
Special Campaign 3.0 which shall commence on 2nd October, 2023.
(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media and Technical Policy) &
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
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