By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JAN 09, 2025: THE Income Tax Department, under its commitment to assist the Election Commission of India in curbing the role of black money in elections, encourages the residents to contribute to the process of ensuring clean and fair Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections, 2025.

To achieve this goal, Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), Delhi has made several arrangements to keep a vigil on the movement of unaccounted cash, bullion & other valuables, likely/suspected to be used for electoral purposes, during the Model Code of Conduct within the NCT of Delhi.

Among other measures, the Directorate has opened a 24X7 Control Room at Civic Centre, New Delhi, and has also issued a Toll-free Number where any person can communicate with and give any information to the Income Tax Department regarding suspicious movement/distribution of cash, bullion, precious metals etc within the NCT of Delhi, in connection with the Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections, 2025. Details of the Control Room are as under:

Room No. 17, Ground Floor, C- Block, Civic Centre, New Delhi-110002

Toll Free Number: 1800111309

Landline Numbers: 011-23210293/294/325/326

Mob. Number: 9868502260

Residents can contact the Toll-Free Number, and callers to the Control Room need not disclose any personal details, such as name or other details of identity. What is vital is that the information received is credible and actionable.

The Control Room shall be functional during the entire period of Model Code of Conduct in Delhi, i.e., from the date of announcement of Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections, 2025, till the same are over. In the spirit of free & fair elections, the citizens are requested to extend their help by sharing relevant information with the Directorate on the above-mentioned numbers, in respect of NCT of Delhi. The identity of the informant shall be kept secret.