Jewellers misuse PAN Card details from Railway reservation charts
Indian Railway Reforms facilitates PAN card misuse
Memorandum submitted by Akhila Bharata Grahak Panchayat
ABGP-All
India Consumer Movement (Regd)-TATKAL Reservation- PAN CARD
DETAILS-MISUSED BY UNSCRUPULOUS PERSONS- MEMORANDUM TO MINISTER FOR
RAILWAYS,CHAIRMAN, RAILWAY BOARD & G.M.,S.RLYS.
AKHIL
BHARATHEEYA GRAHAK PANCHAYAT(ABGP); An All India Consumer Movement (
Regn.No:S/9194,Delhi, having its branches in 30 states, submitted a
memorandum to Hon.Minister For Railways,chairman-Railway Board and
G.M.,S.Rlys'.
Copy of the Memorandums Hon.Minister For
Railways,CC to Chairman,Railway Board and to G.M.S.Rly., with ack. is
attached, for ready reference.
* As per Commercial Circular No.5
of 2011 issued wide Letter No.2010/TG.1/20/P/Tatkal dt.28.01.2011,
Tatkal tickets shall be issued only on production of one of the 8
prescribed proofs of Identity.One among them is PAN CARD.The details of
the Identity proof shall be captured by the system and indicated on
reserved tickets as well as on the reservation charts.
* IR as
per the above direction display PAN CARD DETAILS along with other
details of reserved passenger's, in the reservation chart pasted outside
the Coach.
This practice has become a boon for benami
transactions .In an attempt to combat black money, Government Of India
by Finance Act 2012 has made it mandatory for certain traders like
Jewellery dealers to collect tax (TCS) from customers on purchase of
jewellery exceeding Rs.5 lakhs.
While complying with TCS rules
for collection, payment and uploading of TCS information (E-filing of
TDS returns), Jewellery dealers have to furnish PAN of customers. For
Certain customers,it is not convenient to provide PAN as they may have
constraints in explaining the source.In such cases to accommodate high
net worth customers,unscrupulous traders have an easy source of benami
PAN particulars from reserved railway passengers chart.
After
such illegal use of PAN CARD details of unconnected taxpayer, there is
almost 6-12 months time for the PAN holder to know that a transaction of
above nature has taken place in his name and only if he goes through
Form 26.
The Income Tax Department will first initiate action
from the tax payer side asking him to prove that he /she has not carried
on the above transaction.The onus lies on the genuine tax payer for
fault committed by the traders.
Hence, ABGP REQUESTED BY ITS
MEMORANDUM THAT THE INDIAN RAILWAY'S EITHER WITHDRAW PAN CARD AS ONE OF
THE PRESCRIBED PROOFS OF IDENTITY FOR TATKAL RESERVATION OR PUBLISH
EITHER THE ENGLISH ALPHA PET PART OR NUMERIC PART AND NOT THE FULL
DETAILS OF PAN CARD IN THE RESERVATION CHARTS DISPLAYED ON THE RAILWAY
COMPARTMENTS to safeguard the interest of Railway Reserved Passengers.
With the severity and urgency of the matter, ABGP requests that suitable orders may be passed at the earliest.