Honest taxpayers partner in India’s growth, let them correct bona fide errors, says FM

4 min readJul 25, 2026 08:34 AM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged tax officers to serve with humility, allow honest taxpayers to correct bona fide errors, reduce litigation, and speed up income tax refund processing. (File Photo) Asking tax officers to “serve with humility”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the honest taxpayers should be given the opportunity to correct bona fide errors, while “firm consequences” should be ensured for those who engage in deliberate tax evasion. Speaking at the 167th Income Tax Day, Sitharaman in her message to the gathering of tax officials also said that the duration of processing timelines needs to be reduced further along with focusing on shifting from “litigation management” to “litigation prevention” as a long-term object