The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued third round of Certificates of appreciation to nearly 3.74 Lakh tax payers for their contribution towards Nation building. With this, the total number of certificates issued by CBDT now stands at approximately 23 Lakh. <br/><br/>CBDT has sent out such certificates of appreciation to individual tax payers by e-mail in the platinum, gold, silver and bronze categories on the basis of the taxes paid by them for the Assessment Year 2016-17. <br/><br/>In an official release the CBDT had advised to taxpayers to verify and update their email address and mobile number on the e-filing website to receive electronic communication. <br/><br/>The CBDT also urges taxpayers to e-file their returns in time and verify their return by submitting the Electronic Verification Code online or sending their ITR-V within the 120 day period so that they can be also acknowledged for their contribution.