Volume 4 Issue 1 NEWSLETTER January 2012

…reaching out

December is always a month of new hopes, activities, achievements and ceremonies. The ongoing

Foundation Course concluded with the valediction ceremony on 9th December, 2011, which was

graced by the eminent presence of the former President of India, Shri. APJ Abdul Kalam. A week

later, 156 officer trainees joined NADT for their 16 month long induction training. The 65th batch of

IRS was formally inaugurated on the 27th of December, 2011.

2 Inauguration of 65th IRS

3 Valediction of 86th FC 7 DTRTI Coverage

4 Celebrations @ NADT

5 NADT Sports Corner

6 ‘ANTARANGINI’

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DIRECT TAXES - NAGPUR

Shri. APJ Abdul Kalam graces 86th FC valediction ceremony

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The 27th day of December 2011 saw the beginning of a sojourn for the 156 officer trainees of the 65th batch of IRS

who reported at their alma-mater, NADT, for their 16-month Induction training to be inducted into service. Smt.

Manjari Kacker, Member (P&V), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the Guest of Honour for the day and the

other senior officers and dignitaries encouraged the young officers with their presence.

The ceremony commenced with the traditional lighting of the lamp by the chief guest and was followed by a wel-

come address by Shri. G.G. Shukla, Director General (Training), NADT. He welcomed the new entrants into the IRS

fraternity and offered valuable insights into the virtues and principles, every officer ought to possess, and shared

interesting anecdotes. He traced the fifty- year long history of NADT which commenced in 1957 to the present 67

acre campus set up in 1981, and exhorted the new Officer trainees to be honest and responsible in their careers.

Shri. R. Ravichandran, Additional Director General-II, NADT administered the oath of allegiance to the officer train-

ees of 65th batch of IRS and introduced the components of the 16 month long Induction Training. He explained the

nature of training and encouraged the young entrants to develop domain expertise in various fields such as tax

laws, general laws, accountancy, and management etc. He also laid emphasis on the importance of extra-curricular

activities, team building exercises and physical fitness during the training program.

The chief guest, Smt. Manjari Kacker began her address by congratulating the young officers on their success and

choosing to be part of the IRS family. In her address, she outlined the key areas of importance in the present global

scenario, viz. International taxation, Transfer Pricing, and explained how the Indian Revenue Service had acquired a

greater role in the process of governance of the nation. Following the encouraging words of the chief guest, Shri N.

Sankaran, Additional Director General –I , NADT proposed the formal vote of thanks. The ceremony concluded with

the national anthem.

In the end, the young officer trainees of the 65th Batch of IRS were left with a sense of pride for their achievement

so far ,even as they took cognizance of the a great responsibilities entrusted upon them. They look forward to be-

coming tax administrators par excellence with integrity and aid in development of the nation.

Inauguration of 65th batch of IRS

Shri. Vijay Kumar Singh,

ACD-1 Dr. Rajeev Ranade,

Course Director Shri. Johnson Kadaloor,

ACD-II

Foundation Course, as the name suggests, is the first interface for the offi-cer trainees to prepare themselves for a future in the service of the state. It is a phase of transition and aims to bring the complete batch onto a com-mon platform. On 9th December 2011, 88 officer-trainees of the 86th Foundation Course passed out of the portals of National Academy of Direct Taxes after completing a three - month foundation course which commenced on the 30th of August 2011. Foundation Course is a common training module for all the freshly recruited candidates of the All India Ser-vices and the Central Civil Services. The present batch was inducted into the civil service after qualifying the Indian Civil Services Examination conducted by the UPSC in 2010.

The valediction ceremony was held at the NADT auditorium. Shri APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India was the honorable chief guest. The function was also graced by the presence of Shri S.C Jaini, Member (Audit & Judi-cial), Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi. The chief guest was welcomed by Shri. G.G Shukla, Director General, National Academy Direct Taxes, Nagpur. The ceremony began with the lighting of the lamp by the honorable chief guest and other guests of honor. The NADT choir rendered the academy song. Shri G. G. Shukla, Director General (Trg), NADT, delivered the welcome address by introducing the chief guest and other guests of honor. The Director General informed the gathering about the expansion projects currently un-dertaken at NADT campus. He apprised the chief guest and other members of the gathering about the scheme and rigors of the foundation course. Conveying his best wishes to the graduating officer trainees for a promising future, Shri G G Shukla exhorted them to be upright officers. He also took the opportunity to congratulate the course authorities for the smooth and professional manner in which the course was conducted. Smt. C. Tripura Sundari, the course coordinator of the 86th FC presented the course report summing up the activities of the event packed 15-week long course. She also informed the gathering that all the 88 officers have passed in all the subjects evaluated in the foundation course. The valediction brought an end to three months period of learning, joy and friendship with a sign that a new road awaits for all the officer trainees to contribute to the society and to the nation building process. The foundation course instilled in all of the OTS discipline, punctual-ity and a realization that nation expects a lot from them and that their task would be more challenging than as thought by us. Shri. S.C Jaini dedicated a poem “If you can” by Rudyard Kipling to all the probationers. The foundation course ex-posed all the probationers to variety of challenging activities along with sensitizing them towards the society and to develop them as model citizens of the country. Shri. APJ Abdul Kalam administered oath to all probationers that wherever they would be posted they would work for environmental conservation and plant at least a hundred trees. He em-phasized upon strengthening the moral character of the civil servants and stressed that it is not only important to be honest but also to succeed with honesty. The foundation course is the first organized systematic effort to facilitate the transition from the academic life to civil services. This was done by means of team building exercises, interaction with persons in eminent walks of life, social organizations and a disciplined physical exercise and sports activity schedule. The seminars on the Foreign policy, Public Administration, Economics and Internal Security that not only deepened the understanding of the trainees on the issues but also improved the communication skills.

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86th Foundation Course Valediction

‘Joy to the world, (for) the Lord has come’ and the eventual joy was celebrated at NADT in red & white and with

glittering lights. The high spirits and joyous mood was celebrated with the officer trainees of the 64th batch of IRS

and the 65th batch as they decorated the ‘Meeting Point’ lawns with lights, paper stars and colorful confetti for the

Christmas party. Dignitaries of the academy were present as Santa Claus (dressed on by 64th batch officer trainees)

made a grand entry proclaiming the good news coupled with gifts for the party.

The Christmas quiz organized by the 64th batch of IRS left the audience racking their brains for answers. The musical

performance that followed drew the audience to tap their feet and sway to the mellifluous music. The Christmas

cake was cut and it followed with a lavish dinner. This Christmas party served as yet another ice-breaking opportu-

nity for the two batches as they danced around the illuminated Christmas tree and kicked in the mood to bid adieu

to 2011.

The New Year’s Eve was equally exciting as the 64th batch of IRS showed great enthusiasm in making it a memora-

ble event for one and all. The evening began with a gorgeous spread for dinner at the basketball court with the DJ

dishing out foot-tapping numbers. As the evening progressed the party mood set in with the officer trainees match-

ing the DJ’s rocking numbers with their moves.

The Course teams of both the batches were present as the OT(S) welcomed 2012 with dance and gaiety wishing a

year of prosperity ahead for everyone. The enthusiasm and the camaraderie shown by everyone around reflected

the importance of taking a break from busy schedules and moments like these where one relaxes therapeutic. It

goes without saying that events like these go a long way to strengthen our association with IRS and cement out ties

within the NADT fraternity.

‘I have the opportunity

Once more to right some wrongs,

To pray for peace, to plant a tree,

And sing more joyful songs!’

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Christmas celebrations and New Year’s Eve @ NADT

Mini- Marathon @ NADT

Building on the camaraderie , a mini Marathon was held on 31 December 2011. The idea was to end the end with

an endurance challenge and rediscover the new year with a renewed resolve towards quest for fitness. It started

from Admin block and finished in cricket ground covering a distance of 5.3 Km . The OTs showed a lot of energy

and endurance and completed the run between 15 min to 35 min. It also very beautifully, familiarized the campus

to the OTs .

Every year, NADT provides multi-dimensional training to newly joined members of Indian Revenue Service. Decem-

ber is the time to welcome the newly inducted members of IRS family and interaction with the senior batch. Sports

is the most traditional and perhaps the best way of interaction as it forges memorable bonds.

In tune with this, a cricket match was organized by 64th of IRS pitting 64th against the 65th batch of IRS on 23rd De-

cember 2011. Shri G.G Shukla Director General, NADT was Chief guest and inaugurated the event by playing the

first ball of the match. The match was played in flood light and each innings was played for 10 overs. For the record

65th batch of IRS came up trumps but real winner was IRS family.

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NADT - Sports Corner

Carrying forward the tradition of NADT, the 64th Batch of IRS organized ‘Antarangini”’- a colourful cultural evening

on 27th December 2011 to welcome their juniors into the IRS family. The Officer Trainees of the 64th Batch show-

cased their talent on the stage with dances, songs and drama. The guest of honour Shri. G.G. Shukla, DG (Trg),

other dignitaries and faculty members were present as the newly- inducted officers reveled in the evening filled

with energy, enthusiasm and exuberance. The cultural evening was symbolic as it was an effort on the part of the

senior batch to make their junior colleagues comfortable at NADT and to make them feel proud that they were en-

tering one of the foremost services of the country. The evening was followed by dinner which was hosted by the

64th Batch.

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‘ANTARANGINI’ … voice of the soul

Fete... the Jamboree was organized on 4th November 2011 during 86th Foundation course. The event was inaugu-

rated by Shri. G.G Shukla, Director General, National Academy of Direct Taxes. Jamboree was attended and en-

joyed by the faculty along with their family members. The officer trainees of the 64th Batch of Indian Revenue Ser-

vice assisted the organization of Jamboree with full vigor. The fete provided an opportunity to showcase the com-

petitive entrepreneurship of the officer trainees. Filled with joy and fun the OT’s organized variety of events rang-

ing from fun sporting to variety of cuisines.

It was fun and frolic everywhere. For book lovers books covering from fiction to self improvement and latest nov-

els were present on the stalls. Shooters tested their skills by training their guns at balloons. For the curious ones

there was a ‘fortune- teller-cum-future-prediction by Tarot card reading that gave a glimpse of their future to

them. Money took the form of tokens a new form of currency. Everyone competed in temptation to earn gifts by

throwing the ring at toys and chocolates. The lawbreakers were arrested by ‘policeman’. Even course team mem-

bers were not spared and were only released on bail when a friend of them submitted the penalty. Well-wishers

greeted their friends by sending roses and the cards. Food lovers satisfied their taste buds with variety of cuisines

ranging from Italian, South Indian, Chat and the famous bhelpuri, and the delicious jalebis. Every stall owner was

eager to earn maximum by announcing the attractive offers. The music corner played songs on the request mak-

ing the mood light and festive. For sports lovers a new kind of football and hitting the bulls eye were the main

attractions. The event saw extreme market economics where both demand and supply rose together and made

the experience joyful and memorable for everyone. The OT’s showed their dedication to social cause by donating

all the earnings from the event to a social welfare cause.

Fete … the jamboree

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DTRTI - Ahmedabad

The NADTree Team. .

Managing Editor Editor

R Ravichandran Dr. Rajeev Ranade

Additional Director General-II Additional Director (Faculty)

Executive Editor: Sanjay Joseph, Deputy Director (Faculty),

For any Correspondence /Queries, kindly contact Dr Rajeev Ranade, Additional Director ( Faculty), National Academy of Direct Taxes, Chhind-

wara Road, Nagpur -440030. Tele-fax 0712-2584350; E mail– newsletter@nadt.gov.in

(Printed by the Printing & Publication Unit, NADT, Nagpur for the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur)

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DTRTI - Kolkata

DTRTI, Kolkata in the month of December, 2011 did not have a very hectic schedule as far as the

training calendar was concerned because the field officers was busy in completing the time bar-

ring assessments. So the faculty members utilized the opportunity to good use by mounting a

“Training of Trainers Programme on ITD Application for MSTU Trainers”. It was aimed at consoli-

dating and updating the knowledge and skill of the trainers at the MSTUs so that the training

courses meant for personnel working at the cutting edge become more meaningful.

DTRTI, Kolkata also mounted a course for the officers posted in the TDS wing as they were not

busy with any kind of time barring activities during the month of December. The span of the

course of two days and 32 officers were benefitted from the course. Since the course was of spe-

cialized nature resource persons of repute from field formations were invited to conduct the ses-

sions so that they can meaningfully contribute to the needs of the participants. The USP of the

course was it imparted theoretical as well as practical training involving the changes made in the

TDS module. One full session was kept apart for the purpose of doubt clearing which benefitted

the participants immensely as it helped them to tackle the problem of the latest changes made in

the TDS module.

During the month the faculty members were also busy in detailing the nitty-gritties of the ensuing

induction course of the Inspectors and the OJT training for the 65th Batch of the IRs officers. Both

the courses will be starting in the month of January and will run simultaneously. A calendar de-

tailing the courses to be mounted in the calendar year 2012 has also bee framed. Planning has

been made with great care to draw a roadmap for this DTRTI to be able to make the training at-

tuned to the needs of field formations.

The construction work at the new Building at EM Bypass is going on at a brisk pace. While the

construction work is in progress, the final plan of furnishing the new building is also being shaped

up by the nodal agency UTIITSL. It is expected that the much awaited shifting of the RTI will mate-

rialize in the next financial year.