Glitches in e-filing portal of Income Tax Department: Infosys MD Salil Parekh meets FM Nirmala Sitharaman - Details here

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting with Infosys MD Salil Parekh on Monday, August 23, 2021 to convey deep disappointment and concerns of Government and taxpayers about continuing glitches in the e-filing portal of Income Tax Department even after two and half months since its launch.

As per a tweet by ANI, the Finance Minister demanded that the issues faced by taxpayers on current functionalities of the e-filing portal should be resolved by the team by September 15, 2021.

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"Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanded that the issues faced by taxpayers on current functionalities of the e-filing portal should be resolved by the team by September 15, 2021: Finance Ministry, " ANI tweeted.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanded that the issues faced by taxpayers on current functionalities of the e-filing portal should be resolved by the team by September 15, 2021: Finance Ministry

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2021

During the meeting, Infosys MD Salil Parekh explained that he and his team are doing everything to ensure smooth functioning of the portal. He said over 750 team members are working on this project and Infosys COO Pravin Rao is personally overseeing this project, says Finance Ministry as per a tweet by ANI.

During the meeting, Infosys MD Salil Parekh explained that he & his team are doing everything to ensure smooth functioning of the portal. He said over 750 team members are working on this project & Infosys COO Pravin Rao is personally overseeing this project: Finance Ministry

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2021

Earlier on August 22, 2021, the Income Tax Department had informed that Ministry of Finance has summoned Salil Parekh on 23/08/2021 to explain to Finance Minister as to why even after 2.5 months since launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved. In fact, since 21/08/2021 the portal itself is not available.