IRS cadre strength increases to 1,254

IRS cadre strength increases to 1,254

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is working with 1,254 officers of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) of BS-17 to BS-22, according to a notification issued on Wednesday.

The FBR said that consequent upon the approval of the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the creation of additional posts in Inland Revenue Service conveyed vide letter dated June 29, 2019, cadre strength of IRS under administrative control of FBR with effect from June 29, 2019 will be as under:

BS-22: 05

BS-21: 51

BS-20: 177

BS-19: 256

BS-18: 383

BS-17: 382

The prime minister approved creation of 25 additional posts in IRS including BS-21 07, BS21 07, BS-19 01, BS-18 06 and BS-17 04.

The FBR also sent a communication to Accountant General of Pakistan for arranging financial expenditures for such posts.