ABGP-All
India Consumer Movement(Regd)-TATKAL Reservation- PAN CARD DETAILS-MISUSED BY
UNSCRUPULOUS PERSONS- MEMORANDUM TO MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS,CHAIRMAN, RAILWAY
BOARD & G.M.,S.RLYS.
AKHIL BHARATHEEYA GRAHAK PANCHAYAT(ABGP); An All India
Consumer Movement ( Regn.No:S/9194,Delhi, having its branches in 30 states,
submitted a memorandum to Hon.Minister For Railways,chairman-Railway Board and
G.M.,S.Rlys'.
Copy of the Memorandums Hon.Minister For Railways,CC to
Chairman,Railway Board and to G.M.S.Rly., with ack. is attached, for
ready reference.
* As per Commercial Circular No.5
of 2011 issued wide Letter No.2010/TG.1/20/P/Tatkal dt.28.01.2011, Tatkal
tickets shall be issued only on production of one of the 8 prescribed proofs of
Identity.One among them is PAN CARD.The details of the Identity proof shall be
captured by the system and indicated on reserved tickets as well as on the
reservation charts.
* IR as per the above direction
display PAN CARD DETAILS along with other details of reserved passenger's, in
the reservation chart pasted outside the Coach.
This practice has
become a boon for benami transactions .In an attempt to combat black money,
Government Of India by Finance Act 2012 has made it mandatory for certain
traders like Jewellery dealers to collect tax (TCS) from customers on purchase
of jewellery exceeding Rs.5 lakhs.
While
complying with TCS rules for collection, payment and uploading of TCS
information (E-filing of TDS returns), Jewellery dealers have to furnish PAN of
customers. For Certain customers,it is not convenient to provide PAN as they
may have constraints in explaining the source.In such cases to accommodate high
net worth customers,unscrupulous traders have an easy source of benami PAN
particulars from reserved railway passengers chart.
After such
illegal use of PAN CARD details of unconnected taxpayer, there is almost 6-12
months time for the PAN holder to know that a transaction of above nature has
taken place in his name and only if he goes through Form 26.
The Income
Tax Department will first initiate action from the tax payer side asking him to
prove that he /she has not carried on the above transaction.The onus lies on
the genuine tax payer for fault committed by the traders.
Hence, ABGP REQUESTED BY ITS MEMORANDUM THAT THE INDIAN RAILWAY'S EITHER
WITHDRAW PAN CARD AS ONE OF THE PRESCRIBED PROOFS OF IDENTITY FOR TATKAL
RESERVATION OR PUBLISH EITHER THE ENGLISH ALPHA PET PART OR NUMERIC PART
AND NOT THE FULL DETAILS OF PAN CARD IN THE RESERVATION CHARTS DISPLAYED
ON THE RAILWAY COMPARTMENTS to safeguard the interest of Railway Reserved
Passengers.
With the severity and urgency of the matter, ABGP requests that suitable orders
may be passed at the earliest.
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