Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Annual Conference of Senior Tax Administrators of Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT and Central Board of Excise and Customs, CBEC on 16th of this month in New Delhi. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Our correspondent reports it is for the first time that two revenue boards are holding the conference simultaneously. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha will also address the conference.<br/> '<br/>The conference provides a platform to assess the performance of the year gone by and to deliberate on emerging issues without any hierarchical barriers. 251 officers of the rank of Principal Chief Commissioners, Chief Commissioners and Principal Commissioners from CBDT and 170 from CBEC are expected to participate in the conference.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Annual Conference of Senior Tax Administrators of Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT and Central Board of Excise and Customs, CBEC on 16th of this month in New Delhi. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Our correspondent reports it is for the first time that two revenue boards are holding the conference simultaneously. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha will also address the conference.<br/> '<br/>The conference provides a platform to assess the performance of the year gone by and to deliberate on emerging issues without any hierarchical barriers. 251 officers of the rank of Principal Chief Commissioners, Chief Commissioners and Principal Commissioners from CBDT and 170 from CBEC are expected to participate in the conference.