Nandan Nilekani Responds After Nirmala Sitharaman Flags New Tax Site Glitches

Infosys, one of the biggest information-technology companies in the world, has developed the next-generation income tax filing portal, which is expected to reduce the processing time for tax returns.

Responding to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's tweet about technical problems in the revamped income tax portal, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani said his company "regrets these initial glitches" and the system will stabilise in a few days. The new e-filing portal will ease the filing process and enhance end user experience. @nsitharaman ji, we have observed some technical issues on day one, and are working to resolve them. @Infosys regrets these initial glitches and expects the system to stabilise during the week. https://t.co/LocRBPCzpP The much awaited e-filing portal 2.0 was launched last night 20:45hrs.I see in my TL grievances and glitches.Hope @Infosys & @NandanNilekani will not let down our taxpayers in the quality of service being provided.Ease in compliance for the taxpayer should be our priority. https://t.co/iRtyKaURLc "The new e-filing portal will ease the filing process and enhance end user experience. Nirmala Sitharaman Ji, we have observed some technical issues on day one, and are working to resolve them. Infosys regrets these initial glitches and expects the system to stabilise during the week," Mr Nilekani tweeted. Infosys, one of the biggest information-technology companies in the world, has developed the next-generation income tax filing portal, which is expected to reduce the processing time for tax returns.