Regarding tax sage Chanakya in his famous book Arthashastra had said that State Tax be such which should not prove to be a burden on the subject the King should behave like those bees which collect honey without causing harm to the tree.

Working on this age old inherited philosophy, the Income-tax Department, Rajasthan is headed by the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (Pr. CCIT), Rajasthan, who exercises jurisdiction over the entire State of Rajasthan, and is the cadre Controlling Authority of the Region. The Pr. CCIT, Rajasthan is stationed at Jaipur. There are two Chief Commissioners of Income-tax stationed at Jodhpur and Udaipur respectively. The Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, Jodhpur supervises all officers working in faceless assessment and faceless appeals regime. The Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, Udaipur supervises officers posted in territorial jurisdiction under Principal Commissioner of Income-tax, Udaipur and Pr. Commissioner of Income-tax, Jodhpur.

The Director General of Income-tax (Investigation), Rajasthan has jurisdiction over the Investigation wing which conducts Search and Seizure operations and the Central Circles which are primarily assigned the job of assessment of search cases. The Director General of Income-tax (Investigation), Rajasthan is also stationed at Jaipur.

There are 12 Pr. Commissioners/Directors of Income tax at Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Alwar, Kota, Bikaner & Ajmer and 19 Commissioners/Directors of Income tax having various charges like Administrative and Tax Payer Service, TDS, Exemption, ITAT, Audit, Appeals, I & CI & Centra! Charge covering the jurisdiction across the state.

Income tax Officers are present at 45 different geographical locations across the state of Rajasthan enabling its easy accessibility and proximity of citizens at different locations of the

state.

There are three Ministerial Training Institute at Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur which are conducting training for the staff below the rank of Inspectors of Income-tax.