Airtel bags multi-year contract from CBDT

Bharti Airtel and the CBDT have finalized a multi-year agreement where Airtel will serve as the network and connectivity partner for the income tax department. This partnership includes dual connectivity using Software Defined Networks for WAN, Secure LAN, and other technology solutions under the Taxnet-2.0 program. The initiative aims to modernize tax collection, processing, monitoring, and accounting systems. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed. CBDT officially awarded the contract to Airtel...