Nadra helps FBR in tracing potential taxpayers

Deputy Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), Tariq Malik has said Nadra has helped Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in tracing the potential taxpayers, which will help the tax collection authority to bring 700,000 new potential payers into tax net.
"The FBR has obtained data of 700,000 potential taxpayers, and bringing them into tax net would help strengthen the revenue collection system of the country," Tariq Malik said while addressing the business leaders on Wednesday during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI).
Malik made a detailed presentation on Nadra functioning that included different programmes of the authority, its overview, infrastructure, registration centers, geographical distribution of employees, static registration centers and mobile centers, products, IDP cash disbursement programme and roadmap of Nadra for the future.
Malik apprised the business leaders of the federal capital that Nadra possesses an efficient digital video broadcast system, which helps the authority in smooth data transmission. The communication network is very effective, he added. He said that Nadra has intended to issue chip-based Computerised National Identity Card with more information about the card-holder and enhanced security features.
He said that Nadra was a national institution having the largest biometric database system and it has 376 registration centers in Pakistan and was declared as one of the Best Cash Disbursement organisation by the world economists. He said that Nadra has registered 91 percent of population, thus making it possible that next elections could be held on ID card basis, women registration has increased 70 percent while male registration has improved up to 47 percent.
Mahfooz Elahi, President ICCI lauded the services being provided by Nadra and said that Nadra's collaborations with other organisations would be very beneficial for good governance and social reforms. He said that Nadra has made tremendous efforts for ensuring a reliable database of the citizens.