Bharti Airtel secures multi-year contract with CBDT for taxnet-2.0 Program

Srinagar : Bharti Airtel has been officially awarded a multi-year contract by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to serve as the network and connectivity partner for the Taxnet-2.0 program. The formal Letter of Award was handed over to Bharti Airtel by the CBDT, and the Letter of Acceptance has been given by Bharti Airtel to the CBDT.

The occasion was graced by the presence of Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Chairman of CBDT. This collaboration marks a continuation of Bharti Airtel’s long-standing partnership with the CBDT, as Airtel has been the network partner since 2008 under the Taxnet-1.0 program.

Under this new contract, Bharti Airtel will provide robust dual connectivity with a Software Defined Network for WAN, Secure LAN, among other advanced technology solutions. These innovations are aimed at modernizing the current system for the collection, processing, monitoring, and accounting of direct taxes, aligning with the objectives of the Taxnet-2.0 program.

Sunil Bharti Mittal expressed his gratitude for the continued trust placed in Bharti Airtel by the CBDT and emphasized the company’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of India’s tax administration system.

Ravi Agarwal highlighted the importance of this partnership in achieving the CBDT’s modernization goals, stating that the implementation of Taxnet-2.0 is a crucial step towards creating a more transparent and efficient tax collection system.