Expenditure control room activated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 03 2012:
As mandated by the Election Commission of India to keep a vigil over movement of large amount of cash through airports, railway stations, hotels, farm houses, financial brokers, bond brokers, cash couriers etc, the Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), North East Region has opened a 24 hours toll free call centre/control room for receiving complaints of unexplained movement of cash and other articles and also to keep a close surveillance over ostentatious expenditure.
The control room will also receive information from all expenditure and general observers and the offices of the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of every district regarding movement of undisclosed cash, said a press release.
Every district in the State would be monitored by flying squads of the Income Tax Department which would be located in every district headquarters for maintaining surveillance and to liaise with the District Level Control Rooms and officials of civil administration.
Intelligence units have also been stationed at airports and other important locations to act upon real-time intelligence received from any source including Expenditure/General Observers and District/State level officers of the civil administration.
Financial authorities, banks and financial institutions have also been asked by the Election Commission of India to report any suspicious withdrawal of cash from any bank account of any individual, informed the press release issued by Deputy Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Guwahati N Jungio.
The Directorate would also scrutinize the affidavits filed by candidates declaring their assets and verify these with information available with the Income Tax Department for reporting to the Commission any suppression of information about assets or liability or pending dues.