T.N. Assembly election: Income Tax Dept. sets up 24x7 control room

The Director-General of the Income-Tax (Investigation), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, has acceptable up a 24x7 power room, pursuing a absorption from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to show predetermination expenditure, truthful that fiscal power connected voters could beryllium eliminated up of the upcoming Assembly elections successful the State and the Union Territory.

“The relation of the Directorate is to supply assistance for escaped and just elections by controlling the relation of unaccounted funds successful the predetermination process. In pursuance of this objective, the Investigation Directorate volition instrumentality proactive steps to observe and prehend unaccounted funds intended to beryllium utilised for electioneering and influencing voters successful the State of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry,” an authoritative merchandise said.

As portion of this initiative, the Director-General has acceptable up a 24x7 power country with a toll escaped number, a designated fax, and email and WhatsApp facilities to person complaints/information from public.”

The details of the power country are arsenic follows: Toll Free Telephone: 1800-425-6669; Fax No.: 044-28271915; email: tn.electioncomplaints2026@incometax.gov.in; and Whatsapp No.: 94453 94453.

Persons with accusation astir the storage, possession, oregon question of ample amounts of cash, jewellery, oregon different valuables and freebies were requested to walk it connected to the section done immoderate 1 of the modes mentioned above, the merchandise said. “The individuality of the persons giving the accusation volition beryllium kept confidential,” it added.