| Service Overview | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formed | 1953 | |||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Cabinet Secretariat Raisina Hill, New Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Country |  India | |||||||||||||
| Training Grounds | 1. National Academy of Direct Taxes (Nagpur) | |||||||||||||
| Controlling Authority | Ministry of Finance, Government of India | |||||||||||||
| Legal Personality | Governmental Federal law enforcement | |||||||||||||
| General Nature | Taxation Revenue Administration | |||||||||||||
| Cadre Size | 3904 (Income Tax) | |||||||||||||
| Service Chief | ||||||||||||||
| CBDT Chairman | Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra,IRS | |||||||||||||
| Head of the Civil Services | ||||||||||||||
| Cabinet Secretary Current: Shri Rajiv Gauba IAS | ||||||||||||||
The Income Tax Service, Group 'B' (Hindi: आयकर सेवा, ग्रुप 'बी') is the revenue service of the Government of India. It is the feeder service of the premier and elite Indian Revenue Service. The service functions under the Department of Revenue in the Union Ministry of Finance and is concerned with the collection and administration of the various direct accruing to the Union Government.
All officers of and up to the rank of Income Tax Officer belong to Group B (Income Tax officer (ITO) is gazetted while those below the rank of Income Tax Officer are non-gazetted). On reaching the rank of Assistant Commissioner they are accorded IRS (Group A) by the President of India.[1][2] [3]
Ranks of the ITS
| Position / Pay Grade in the Government of India | Level and Rank | Order of Precedence (As per Presidential order) |
Equivalent Position or Designation in the State Government(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25500(6th pay Grade Pay-2400) in Pay Band-I | Tax Assistant / Entry-level | Assistant Sub Inspector of Police | |
| 2 | Basic 35400 (6th pay Grade Pay-4200) in Pay Band-II | Senior Tax Assistant | Sub Inspector of Police | |
| 3 | 44900(6th pay Grade Pay-4600) in Pay Band-II | Inspector of Income Tax/ Agent of Income Tax CID/ Entry Level | Inspector of Police | |
| 4 | 47600 (6th pay Grade Pay-4800) and Senior Scale of Grade Pay of 5400 after 04 years in Pay Band-II | Income Tax Officer/Special Agent of Income Tax CID /Additional Assistant Director | Deputy Superintendent of Police/Assistant Commissioner of police | |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/ Official Website of Income Tax Department of India
- ↑ http://www.irsofficersonline.gov.in/ Official Website of Indian Revenue Service
- ↑ http://www.irctc.co.in/ Archived 2007-03-03 at the Wayback Machine official
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