Faridkot, July 24

Amid reports of clerical staff in the school education department relying on paid services to file I-T returns and preparing Form 16, the department has initiated a move to train its staff for the same at district level.

Sources said 2,698 clerks of regional offices, schools and institutions will be trained online for filing returns from July 26 to 28. Earlier, following allegations of some drawing and disbursing officers receiving money for issuing Form 16, the school education secretary had also issued a warning against doing so. — TNS