Modi to inaugurate Rajasva Gyan Sangam in Delhi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 'Rajasva Gyan Sangam' a two-day Annual Conference of Senior Tax Administrators in New Delhi today. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also address the conference.  It is the first time that the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Excise and Customs are holding the conference simultaneously.

Prime Minister will hold an interactive session with the top brass of the two revenue collection arms of the government during a first-of-its-kind Rajasva Gyan Sangam. Mr Modi is expected to motivate the revenue officers



towards achieving high standards in taxpayer friendly service in view of fast paced changes in the world economy. He is also likely to address some of the challenges faced by these departments.

Prime Minister is also likely to outline the government’s goals vis-a-vis some flagship programmes like Make in India and Start-up India as tax officials are the most important stakeholders to ensure success of these schemes.The conference provides a platform to assess the performance of the year gone by and to deliberate on emerging issues without any hierarchical barriers.