New Delhi, July 24 -- Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ravi Agrawal on Friday said that during FY26, the CBDT had disposed of over 2.24 lakh appeals, which far exceeds the 1.7 lakh new appeals that were filed during the year,

Addressing the 167th Income Tax Day celebrations, Agrawal presented a report card on the Income Tax Department's performance over the past year.

He noted that the priorities set out by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman both at last year's Income Tax Day and at the PRARAMBH programme in March had guided the Department's work through FY 2025-26.

On litigation reduction, long flagged as a top priority, Agrawal said the Department disposed of over 2.24 lakh appeals during FY 2025-26 -- well above...