Ludhiana IT department's call for 'Mask Lagao, Corona Hatao'

LUDHIANA: The income tax department of Ludhiana, under its income tax social responsibility (ITSR) initiative, in association with the Ludhiana-based NGO Golden Hearts and volunteers has called upon people to "join the mask movement" called "Mask Lagao, Corona Hatao" on Income Tax Day on Friday.
The day involved multiple objectives of creating mask awareness, immunity awareness, environment awareness along with awareness of the citizens regarding their duty to contribute to nation building by paying their due taxes.

Binay K Jha, chief commissioner of income tax Ludhiana, said, "Priority is being given to families living in slums and labour colonies to raise their level of awareness and ensuring their protection from Covid-19. The first lot of masks, kadha and soaps were flagged off today from Aaykar Bhawan. The event was organised following proper social distancing and hygiene norms. The masks are being distributed from the currently closed NGO schools in labour colonies and being given to devotees visiting gurdwaras and temples."
The "join the mask movement" involves distribution of at least one lakh masks to people, as also distribution of 'ayush kadha' for immunity and 'soap' for hand-hygiene.
Jha added that there was an urgent need to provide reusable cloth masks and immunity-boosting kadha to people. He mentioned that a large number of these masks have been made by women self-help groups in Punjab and it was good to see that the mask movement was also generating income for people in need.
Jha further said, "We have organised around 25,000 trees-saplings for Jammu and Kashmir that are being planted by the BSF. We have provided 9,000 trees today and the target is to plant at least two lakh trees. I am happy that more and more IT employees, including Patiala and Jalandhar charges, the bar members, taxpayers and volunteers are coming forward to join and support the initiatives. Every Indian, taxpayer or otherwise, should come forward and contribute towards the effort for winning this crucial battle for India. And we are committed to protecting the health and building economic community for our nation."
Representatives from the Income Tax Gazetted Officials Association, Income Tax Employees Federation, District Taxation Bar Association, Taxation Bar Association and Punjab Taxation Bar Association were also present during the occasion.