<p>Owing to the glitches in the new Income Tax filing portal, Infosys has set up a dedicated war-room to see the performance of the portal as the deadline for filing income tax returns for FY21 approaches.</p>.<p>More than 3.5 crore Income Tax Returns (ITR) have been filed so far for the financial year 2020-21 through the portal, which had faced glitches following which the finance ministry had directed Infosys to urgently address the issues.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/income-tax-portal-finance-ministry-officials-hold-review-meeting-with-infosys-chief-1061597.html" target="_blank">Income tax portal: Finance ministry officials hold review meeting with Infosys chief</a></strong></p>.<p>On Thursday, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj along with senior finance ministry officials held a meeting with Infosys Managing Director Salil Parekh to review the performance of the new income tax portal.</p>.<p>According to the statement, Infosys has assured the ministry about its preparedness to ensure a smooth filing season to instil confidence among the taxpayers.</p>.<p>"As on December 15, 3.59 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) have been filed on the new e-filing portal of the (Income Tax) Department. The number of ITRs filed per day has crossed 6 lakh and is increasing everyday as the extended due date of December 31, 2021, is approaching," the statement said.<br /> <br />“As briefed by Infosys, steps taken in this regard include augmentation of the technical infrastructure and setting up of a dedicated war room to monitor the performance of the portal. On its part, Infosys assured about its preparedness to ensure a smooth filing season to instil confidence among the taxpayers,” the finance ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Owing to the glitches in the new Income Tax filing portal, Infosys has set up a dedicated war-room to see the performance of the portal as the deadline for filing income tax returns for FY21 approaches.</p>.<p>More than 3.5 crore Income Tax Returns (ITR) have been filed so far for the financial year 2020-21 through the portal, which had faced glitches following which the finance ministry had directed Infosys to urgently address the issues.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/income-tax-portal-finance-ministry-officials-hold-review-meeting-with-infosys-chief-1061597.html" target="_blank">Income tax portal: Finance ministry officials hold review meeting with Infosys chief</a></strong></p>.<p>On Thursday, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj along with senior finance ministry officials held a meeting with Infosys Managing Director Salil Parekh to review the performance of the new income tax portal.</p>.<p>According to the statement, Infosys has assured the ministry about its preparedness to ensure a smooth filing season to instil confidence among the taxpayers.</p>.<p>"As on December 15, 3.59 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) have been filed on the new e-filing portal of the (Income Tax) Department. The number of ITRs filed per day has crossed 6 lakh and is increasing everyday as the extended due date of December 31, 2021, is approaching," the statement said.<br /> <br />“As briefed by Infosys, steps taken in this regard include augmentation of the technical infrastructure and setting up of a dedicated war room to monitor the performance of the portal. On its part, Infosys assured about its preparedness to ensure a smooth filing season to instil confidence among the taxpayers,” the finance ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>