Persons appointed in the Recovery Wing complete two to three years. - Income Tax - 1542/CBDT

INSTRUCTION NO. 1542/CBDT Dated: December 3, 1983 In the Board's Instruction No.1520 (F.No.398/3083-IT(B)) dated 20.7.1983 stress was laid on the fact that once persons are posted in the Recovery Wing it should be ensured that they complete their normal tenure of 3 years in the job. Representations were received subsequently from All India Federation of Income-tax Gazetted Services Association and others stating that many Charges are following the practice of posting of Tax Recovery Officers for two years only and, therefore, the prescription of three years in the aforesaid instruction be re-considered. The matter has been re-considered by the Board and it has been decided that the tenure of T.R.O. may be fixed between two and three years according to the administrative convenience. 2. It has been noticed that in some cases names of persons who have not completed even two years in the Tax Recovery Wing are recommended by the Commissioners concerned for denotification in the public interest. This practice is likely to affect the recovery work. The Commissioners may, therefore, ensure that persons appointed in the Recovery Wing complete two to three years.