Minister S.S. Palanimanickam felicitates 1st Batch of Tax Return
Preparers trained by NIIT
Bangalore, May 23, 2007: At the convocation ceremony of
the first batch of Tax Return Preparers held in the city today, the Hon’ble
Minister of State-Revenue, Mr. S.S. Palanimanickam felicitated the students and
certified them as ‘Tax Return Preparers’. Under the Department of Income Tax’s,
Tax Return Preparer Scheme (TRPS), NIIT was mandated to train 5000 graduates on
Income Tax filing procedures to create a pool of certified professionals to help
file returns of income tax assessees in the lower income category.
Of the 1,074 graduates who were trained by NIIT in the South, 95 candidates
were certified as Tax Return Preparers from Bangalore and adjoining areas at
this event.
The Minister was joined by Mr. R. Prasad, Member (Revenue) and Mr. S.S.
Iyer, Chief Commissioner of IT and others from the Income Tax department.
Speaking on the occasion, NIIT Chief Operating Officer Mr. P. Rajendran
said, “We are happy to receive the support of the Minister which will go
a long way in motivating a large number of young people in the
country.
“Through NIIT’s reach and expertise in training delivery, graduates
in remote corners of the country now have a good opportunity to gain
self-employment and work towards a better future”, he added.
The first batch of 5000 TRPs underwent rigorous training programme by NIIT,
on Income Tax filing procedures and popular office applications on computers,
across 108 locations in the country. The successful candidates, now referred as
‘Certified Tax Return Preparers’ would obtain a unique Identification Number
from the Income Tax department.
To help TRPs file returns, a helpdesk manned by a tax expert has been set
up. Additionally, an advertising campaign announcing the services and
availability of TRPs will be launched nationally. Further details about TRPs is
available through a dedicated portal
www.trpscheme.com and a call centre.
About NIIT
NIIT, Asia’s largest IT trainer, offers learning and knowledge solutions in
30 countries. NIIT together with the recently acquired Element K is now the
first and the best choice for comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT
Training Company Award 2006. Rated among India’s Superbrands (2003-05),
NIIT’s education offerings include: GNIIT, an industry-endorsed
program for students seeking careers in the IT segments; Integrated
ANIIT for Engineers (IAE)—a dual qualification program for engineering
students under the NIIT Edgeineers series of training programs on advanced
technologies for IT professionals and skill up gradation programs for
engineering graduates. NIIT also offers a turnkey IT integration program that
provides computer-based learning in 3,906 government and private schools.
In the Corporate Solutions Business, NIIT’s offerings are bolstered by its
SEI CMM Level 5 assessed learning services capability. The Corporate Solutions
Business offers integrated learning solutions that include strategic consulting,
learning design, content development, learning delivery, learning technology
services and learning administration.
NIIT’s customers include many Fortune 500 companies, universities,
technology companies, training corporations and publishing houses.
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