Government of India
                                    Ministry of Finance
                                  Department of Revenue
                                Central Board of Direct Taxes

                                                                            10th September, 2015
                                         Press Release

Subject:- Income-tax Department thanks the taxpayers for making e-enabled initiatives a
success-
It has been the constant endeavor of the Income-tax Department to make compliance simpler for
the taxpayer through the use of technology. E-filing of returns, refund banker scheme and the
newly introduced e-verification of Income-tax returns for the Assessment year 2015-16 are some
of the key initiatives undertaken by the Department for making filing of returns simple and easy
for the common taxpayer.






The Income Tax Department would like to acknowledge and thank the taxpayer for the
widespread support for its e-Governance initiatives.

The taxpayers have come forward in greater numbers for e-filing of returns in the current year. In
the Financial Year (F.Y.) 2015-16, the Department has received 2.06 crore returns on the e-filing
portal as on 07.09.2015 which is an increase of 26.12% over the corresponding period of the
preceding the F.Y. 2014-15, when 1.63 crore returns were e-filed. The peak filing rate in the
F.Y. 2015-16 touched 3,475 returns per minute as compared to 2,901 returns per minute in the
F.Y. 2014-15.

To facilitate the taxpayers by providing end-to-end e-enabled services and reduce compliance
burden, the Department offered the facility of electronic verification of Income Tax Return for
the A.Y. 2015-16 through an electronic verification code (EVC). In the short period since its
introduction, 32.95 lakh e-returns have been verified through EVC. Use of EVC has dramatically
reduced the time taken for processing of e-filed returns for the A.Y. 2015-16. As on 07.09.2015
Central Processing Centre had processed 45.18 lakh returns relating to the A.Y. 2015-16 and
issued refunds to 22.14 lakh tax payers who had claimed refunds for the A.Y.2015-16.






The Department remains committed to improving taxpayer services through enhanced use and
further improvement in technologies.




                                                                                 (Shefali Shah)
                                                                                 Pr. CIT(OSD),
                                                                  Official Spokesperson, CBDT