The Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT, was honoured by Minister of State for Personnel Dr. Jitendra Singh for successfully resolving public grievances. The awards given to the CBDT was based on the theme of appreciation to the Ministries or Departments. <br/>'<br/>Addressing a function in New Delhi yesterday, Dr. Singh said that other departments should also learn from the mechanism developed by the CBDT for disposal of the grievances. <br/><br/>Five departments including the apex policy making body for the Income Tax Department have been awarded on their performance in the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System. The awards were given under three categories of organizations, divided on the basis of volume of grievances received and disposed by them.<br/>'<br/>The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Panchayati Raj ministry have also been awarded.<br/>