In connection with Bye-Election to 98- Erode (East) Legislative Assembly of Tamilnadu to be held on 27.02.2023, the Election Commission of India has sought the assistance of the Directorate General of the Income Tax(Investigation) to monitor election expenditure. The role of the Directorate is to provide assistance for free and fair elections by controlling the role of unaccounted funds in the election process.
In pursuance of this objective the Investigation Directorate will take proactive steps to discover and seize unaccounted funds intended to be utilized for electioneering.
As a part of this initiative, the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Tamilnadu & Puducherry has set up a 24×7 Control Room with Toll free number, designated fax and facility of email and WhatsApp to receive complaints / information from public. The details of the same are given below:
Toll Free Telephone No 1800 425 6669
Fax No. 044-28271915
E-Mail itcontrol.chn@gov.in
WhatsApp No. 94453 94453
Persons who have knowledge / Information about storage, possession or movement of large amount of cash, jewellery or other valuables are requested to pass on the information through any one of the modes mentioned above. Identity of the persons giving the information will be kept confidential, according to the press release issued by P.S.SIVASANKARAN, I.R.S, Director of Income Tax (OSD) (Inv.), Unit-2, Chennai.