Non-gazetted employees and promotee gazetted officers of the Income Tax department all over the country would hold a series of agitations commencing from July 25 in support of their 22-point charter of demands.
Income Tax officials plan strikes, stoppage of searches and surveys if their demands on vacant positions, infra aren't met.
'Investigation directorates have intensified actions in detecting serious irregularities.' 'They are seriously handicapped because of non-availability of manpower.'
The employees said in a joint memorandum that they are feeling "demotivated due to shortage of manpower in lower cadres and huge stagnation in officers cadre right at this moment".
The I-T department will rely on data analytical tools and run models to separate black money holders and genuine taxpayers based on the large data base being shared by banks.