EXEMPTION FROM FILING ITR (INCOME TAX RETURN) NOT EXTENDED THIS ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 – CBDT.


       Income Tax Department issues press release to clarify that unlike previous year Salaried Employees with Total Income up to Rs.5 lakhs too have to file ITR (Income Tax Return) this year viz., Assessment year 2013-14.

       The full text of Press Release issued by CBDT (Central Board of Direct Tax) is as follows:

       The CBDT has, vide notification dated 1-05-2013, made E-filing of Return compulsory for Assessment Year 2013-14 for persons having total assessable income exceeding Five lakh rupees.

       The CBDT vide its earlier notifications had exempted salaried employees having total income up to Rs. 5 lakhs including income from other sources up to Rs. 10,000/- from the requirement of filing return of income for assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively. The exemption was available only for the assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13. The exemption was giving considering ‘paper filing of returns’ and their ‘processing through manual entry’ on system.

House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees — Extension of date for online registration

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
FINANCE (HBA) DEPARTMENT

CIRCULAR

No.56/2013/Fin.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 15.07.2013

Sub: - House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees — Extension of date for online registration of HBA Applications by Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities 2013-14 — Further instructions issued - reg.

Ref: - 1) G.O (P) No. 505/2009/Fin, dated 12.11.2009
2) Circular No.38/2010/Fin, dated 30.04.2010
3) Circular No.48/2013/Fin, dated 28.05.2013.

   The time for online registration of HBA applications for the year of 2013-14 was fixed from 01.06.2013 to 29.06.2013.

   2) It has been brought to the notice of the undersigned that some online applications have not been got registered despite doing the same by department within time (eg:- Urban affairs) due to technical snag.

CGHS Order 2013: Merger of 19 Postal Dispensaries presently functioning in 12 CGHS covered cities with CGHS.

Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road
New Delhi 110 108

No. 4-2/2006-C&P/CGHS (P)

Dated the 9th July, 2013

NOTIFICATION

Sub: Merger of 19 Postal Dispensaries presently functioning in 12 CGHS covered cities with CGHS.
 
   In pursuance of the decision taken by the Government on recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, the following 19 (nineteen) Postal Dispensaries presently functioning in 12 (twelve) CGHS covered cities, i.e., Ahmadabad (3), Bhopal (I), Bhubaneswar (I), Dehradun (I), Guwahati (2), Jaipur (2), Jammu (I), Jabalpur (I), Lucknow (3), Pune (2), Ranchi (I) and Shillong (I) are hereby merged with the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

   2. All serving employees and pensioners of Department of Posts (DoP) and Department of Telecom (DoT) who are residing/settled in the above 12 cities and are beneficiaries of the 19 Postal Dispensaries shall now be covered under CGHS and the Postal Dispensaries shall be rechristened as CGHS Wellness Centres. CGHS membership to the pensioners will be confined to those who are residing / settled in these 12 cities only.

Extension of the period of retention of Railway accommodation at the previous place of posting in favour of officers/staff posted to ECR & NWR.

Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Railways/Rail Mantralaya
Railway Board

R.B.E No. 61/2013

No.E(G)2009 QR-1-2

New Delhi, Dated: 01.07.2013

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways and
Production Units (others as per standard list).

Sub: Extension of the period of retention of Railway accommodation at the previous place of posting in favour of officers/staff posted to ECR & NWR.

Ref: Board’s letter No.E(G)2009 QR-1-2 dated 24.05.12.

   The issue of permitting the Railway Officers/Staff posted in the ECR and NWR to retain Railway quarters at their previous place of posting beyond 31.03.13 has been considered by the Board.

Special IT Return Receipt Counters for Salaried Tax Payers With Income Upto Rs. 5 Lakh.

      The CBDT has, vide notification dated 1-05-2013, made E-filing of Return compulsory for Assessment Year 2013-14 for persons having total assessable income exceeding Five lakh rupees.
 
           The CBDT vide its earlier notifications had exempted salaried employees having total income upto Rs. 5 lakhs including income from other sources upto Rs. 10,000/- from the requirement of filing return of income for assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively. The exemption was available only for the assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13. The exemption was giving considering ‘paper filing of returns’ and their ‘processing through manual entry’ on system.
 
           However, this year the facility for online filing of returns has been made user-friendly with the advantage of pre-filled return forms. These E-filed forms also get electronically processed at the central processing centre in a speedy manner. Hence, the exemption provided during the last two years is not being extended for assessment year 2013-14. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their returns electronically. E-filing is an easy, fast and secure method of filing of income tax return. Moreover, Digital signature is not mandatory for these taxpayers and they can transmit the data in the return electronically by downloading ITRs, or by online filing and thereafter submit the verification of the return in From ITR-V acknowledgement after signature to Central Processing Centre. The processing for E-filed returns is faster.

DoPT Order 2013: Delegation of power to relax the educational qualification for appointment in the personal staff of Union Ministers - regarding.

No.8/14/2013-CS-II(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003
Dated: the 23rd July, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Delegation of power to relax the educational qualification for appointment in the personal staff of Union Ministers - regarding.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Deptt’s O.M.No.8/5/98-CS.II dated 23.10.2001 wherein it is clarified that ‘the educational/skill qualification for personal staff of Ministers should be similar to the corresponding/comparable posts in the Government and as per the directions of Hon’ble Prime Minister, there will be no relaxation in the educational and skill qualification for the personal staff of Ministers.