New Delhi: Government paid Rs 164.5 crore to 4.5 Infosys To create a new income tax e-filing portal between January 2019 and June 2021, Parliament Was notified on Monday.
“The contract for the Integrated E-filing and Centralized Processing Center (CPC 2.0) project was awarded through an open tender published on the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP). Infosys Limited, Managed Service Provider on lowest cost basis.
“From January 2019 to June 2021, the total amount paid to Infosys under this project is Rs 164.5 crore,” Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
They said central cabinet On January 16, 2019, it gave its approval for the project at an outlay of Rs 4,241.97 crore for a period of 8.5 years, which includes payment of Managed Service Provider (MSP), GST, rent, postage and project management cost.
On June 7 this year, the government launched the new income tax e-filing portal as part of the Integrated e-Filing and Centralized Processing Center 2.0 project.
Choudhary said that taxpayers, tax professionals and other stakeholders have reported irregularities in the functioning of the new portal. The issues experienced by the taxpayers are related to slow functioning of the portal, non-availability of certain functionalities or technical issues in functionalities.
“Infosys has acknowledged technical issues in the functioning of the portal Income tax department Constantly engaged with Infosys to expedite resolution of any pending issues. The project is governed by the contract between the Income Tax Department and Infosys Limited in respect of any breach affecting the terms and conditions of the contract,” the minister said.
He further said that Infosys has informed that the technical issues in the working of the portal are being continuously resolved.
Some of the initial issues experienced by the taxpayers regarding slowness of portal, non-availability of certain functionalities or technical issues in functionalities have been mitigated.
Choudhary said the tax department through Infosys is taking corrective measures based on the feedback from taxpayers, tax professionals and representatives of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
“The contract for the Integrated E-filing and Centralized Processing Center (CPC 2.0) project was awarded through an open tender published on the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP). Infosys Limited, Managed Service Provider on lowest cost basis.
“From January 2019 to June 2021, the total amount paid to Infosys under this project is Rs 164.5 crore,” Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
They said central cabinet On January 16, 2019, it gave its approval for the project at an outlay of Rs 4,241.97 crore for a period of 8.5 years, which includes payment of Managed Service Provider (MSP), GST, rent, postage and project management cost.
On June 7 this year, the government launched the new income tax e-filing portal as part of the Integrated e-Filing and Centralized Processing Center 2.0 project.
Choudhary said that taxpayers, tax professionals and other stakeholders have reported irregularities in the functioning of the new portal. The issues experienced by the taxpayers are related to slow functioning of the portal, non-availability of certain functionalities or technical issues in functionalities.
“Infosys has acknowledged technical issues in the functioning of the portal Income tax department Constantly engaged with Infosys to expedite resolution of any pending issues. The project is governed by the contract between the Income Tax Department and Infosys Limited in respect of any breach affecting the terms and conditions of the contract,” the minister said.
He further said that Infosys has informed that the technical issues in the working of the portal are being continuously resolved.
Some of the initial issues experienced by the taxpayers regarding slowness of portal, non-availability of certain functionalities or technical issues in functionalities have been mitigated.
Choudhary said the tax department through Infosys is taking corrective measures based on the feedback from taxpayers, tax professionals and representatives of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
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