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 AaykarAranya, 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.