After New Tax Portal Goes Blank, Fin Min Sitharaman Asks Infosys To Not Let Down Taxpayers

Infosys got the tender of e-filing portal 2.0 in 2019, despite their previous project of GSTN portal that is used for GST payment and returns filing, faced flak in 2017 over glitches on the website

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | PTI

Delhi: Users face issues with the new tax e-filing portal 2.0 following which Union Finance Minister takes it to Twitter to ask IT giant Infosys and its co-founder Nandan Nilekani, to not let down the tax-payers. While tagging Infosys, she wrote on Twitter: “Ease in Compliance for the taxpayers should be our priority.”

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to Twitter: “The much-awaited e-filing portal 2.0 was launched last night 20:45hrs. I see in my TL grievances and glitches. I Hope @Infosys & @NandanNilekani will not let down our taxpayers in the quality of service being provided. Ease in compliance for the taxpayer should be our priority.”

The much awaited e-filing portal 2.0 was launched last night 20:45hrs.

I see in my TL grievances and glitches.

Hope @Infosys & @NandanNilekani will not let down our taxpayers in the quality of service being provided.

Ease in compliance for the taxpayer should be our priority. https://t.co/iRtyKaURLc

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) June 8, 2021

"Cannot log in to New Income Tax Site. Issue with site or issue at my end ?" a user questioned in a tweet.

Infosys got the tender of e-filing portal 2.0 in 2019, despite their previous project of GSTN portal that is used for GST payment and returns filing, faced flak in 2017 over glitches on the website.

The users have taken the issue to Twitter and criticised the government for giving the project of a new e-filing portal 2.0 to Infosys. Meanwhile, Infosys’ stocks shot up by Rs 24.35 on markets closing as the per stock costs Rs 1,414.