Finance Ministry examined the performance of the brand-new earnings tax e-filing portal on ThursdayNew Delhi: Even as more than 3.5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed on the brand-new e-filing website of the department, after it had actually faced glitches previously this year soon after its launch in June, leading financing ministry authorities examined its efficiency on Thursday together with Infosys managing director Salil Parekh.After the website had dealt with technical problems, finance ministry had asked Infosys, which manages the platform, to resolve the issues on top priority.Infosys has actually established the brand-new income tax e-filing portal, 'www.incometax.gov.in'.In a statement on Thursday, the financing ministry said that Income Secretary in the ministry Tarun Bajaj together with other senior officials held an evaluation meeting concerning the portal with Mr Parekh.As briefed by Infosys, numerous actions have actually been taken, consisting of enhancement of the technical facilities and establishing of a devoted war room to keep track of the efficiency of the portal, it said.According to the declaration, Infosys has guaranteed the ministry about its readiness to guarantee a smooth filing season to impart self-confidence amongst the taxpayers.

As on December 15, 3.59 crore ITRs have actually been submitted on the new e-filing portal.

The number of ITRs filed daily has crossed 6 lakh and increasing everyday as the extended due date of December 31, 2021 is approaching, the statement said.Nearly 52 percent of these ITRs have actually been submitted utilizing the online ITR type on the website and the balance have actually been published using the ITR developed from the offline software application energies, the declaration said.The ministry likewise said that it was encouraging to keep in mind that 3.11 crore returns have been e-verified and out of them, more than 2.69 crore were through Aadhaar-based one time password (OTP).

The procedure of e-verification through Aadhaar-based OTP and other techniques is important for the department to commence processing of the ITR and to release refunds, if any.