TIL Desk New Delhi:👉The formal Letter of Award was handed over to Bharti Airtel by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Letter of Acceptance has been given by Bharti Airtel to CBDT. The occasion was graced by Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, and Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Chairman, CBDT.
This is a multi-year contract between Bharti Airtel and CBDT, wherein Bharti Airtel will be the network and connectivity partner to CBDT. Airtel will provide robust dual connectivity with Software Defined Network for WAN, Secure LAN amongst other technology solutions for CBDT’s Taxnet-2.0 program which aims to modernise the current system for collection, processing, monitoring and accounting of direct taxes.
Airtel has been the network partner to CBDT since 2008 in Taxnet-1.0 and the award of this contract is a continuation of our association with the Directorate, moving into Taxnet-2.0.