<span style="color: #222222;">Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today inaugurated a three-day orientation programme on parliamentary procedure for probationers of the 72nd batch of Indian Revenue Service in Parliament House Complex.<br />''<br />''Addressing the probationers on the occasion, Mr Birla said that ensuring transparency and accountability in the taxation system of the system is imperative and the Indian Revenue Service is discharging its responsibility as a leading institution in this direction.<br />''<br />''In the context of development and socio-economic change, Mr. Birla said that countries around the world are moving towards a simpler taxation system in the pursuit of development. He added that India's tax policies are based on the values of transparency and citizen-centric service and that the officers of the Revenue Service must always strive to uphold the same. Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary Prasenjit Singh and other dignitaries were also present at the event.</span><br />