{"id":124059,"date":"2026-09-11T17:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=124059"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:52:18","slug":"parthasarathi-shome-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/parthasarathi-shome-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Parthasarathi Shome Committee (Tax Administration Reform Commission)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)<\/b>, popularly known as the <\/span>Parthasarathi Shome Committee<\/b>, was constituted by the Government of India in <\/span>2013<\/b> to examine the country’s tax administration system and suggest reforms. The commission focused on improving the <\/span>efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and taxpayer-friendliness<\/b> of tax administration while bringing it closer to global best practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

The commission was headed by <\/span>Dr. Parthasarathi Shome<\/b> and functioned as an advisory body. It examined issues related to tax policy, taxpayer services, human resource management, technology, dispute resolution, tax governance and compliance management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Tax Administration Reform Commission?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)<\/b> was established through a Government of India notification in <\/span>August 2013<\/b>. Its formation had been announced by the then Finance Minister<\/a><\/strong> during the Budget session of Parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n

The primary mandate of TARC was to:<\/span><\/p>\n