FORM NO. 169 PAR INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT KA IMPORTANT RTI REPLY

Valuers ke liye kya hai iska matlab aur ab kya procedure follow karen?

Council of Engineers & Valuers ke General Secretary Er. Sundeep Bansal dwara filed RTI ke point-wise reply ka detailed analysis

By: Council of Engineers & Valuers

Registered Valuers fraternity ke interest mein Council of Engineers & Valuers ke General Secretary Er. Sundeep Bansal ne Office of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar ke saamne Form No. 169, Section 514 of the Income Tax Act, 2025 aur Rules 246 & 247 of the Income Tax Rules, 2026 se related several important questions RTI ke through raise kiye.

RTI application 15/16 July 2026 ko receive hui aur CPIO, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar ne 13 August 2026 ko order issue kiya. Department ne information concerned ITO (HQ-I)(Judl.) Branch se obtain karke point-wise reply provide kiya hai.

RTI reply mein kuch answers Registered Valuers ke liye extremely important practical clarification provide karte hain.

1. SABSE IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION — FORM NO. 169 OFFLINE SUBMIT KIYA JA SAKTA HAI

RTI mein specifically poocha gaya tha ki:

Kya Form No. 169 presently manually/offline jurisdictional Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of Income Tax ke office mein submit kiya ja sakta hai?

Department ka clear reply hai:

Yes. Manual (offline) submissions pertaining to jurisdiction of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar, addressed to the office of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar are being accepted.

Iska practical meaning bahut important hai.

Simple Hinglish mein:

Agar kisi Registered Valuer ko Form No. 169 ke through registration/transition ke liye application submit karni hai aur uski jurisdiction Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar ke under aati hai, to applicant ko sirf online system ka wait karne ki zarurat nahi hai.

Offline/manual application submit ki ja sakti hai.

2. KYA REGISTERED POST / SPEED POST SE FORM 169 VALID HAI?

Ye bhi ek very important question tha.

RTI mein poocha gaya:

Kya Form No. 169 Registered Post ya Speed Post ke through jurisdictional Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner ko bhejna valid application maana jayega?

Department ka answer:

YES.

Isliye practical procedure mein applicant:

Form No. 169 prepare kare;
prescribed fee ke requirement ko comply kare;
supporting documents attach kare;
application ko proper covering letter ke saath address kare;
aur Registered Post/Speed Post ke through competent office ko bhej sakta hai.

Important precaution

Postal submission mein sirf Form No. 169 bhejna sufficient maan kar proceed nahi karna chahiye.

Applicant ko apne paas complete record rakhna chahiye:

Signed Form No. 169
Covering letter
All annexures
Supporting documents
Fee/payment proof
Postal receipt
Tracking report
Delivery proof
Complete scanned copy/PDF of the application

Valuation profession mein documentation hi sabse bada protection hai.

3. OFFLINE SUBMISSION KA LEGAL BASIS KYA HAI?

RTI mein ye bhi specifically poocha gaya ki manual submission kis statutory provision ke under permitted hai.

Department ne clarify kiya ki application ka statutory framework:

Section 514(2), Income Tax Act, 2025

Section 514(2) ke according application:

Principal Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner / Principal Director General / Director General of Income Tax ko prescribed form, manner and fee ke according ki ja sakti hai.

Aur:

Rule 246(1), Income Tax Rules, 2026

Rule 246(1) prescribed application Form No. 169 mein provide karta hai along with prescribed fee.

Department ne further observe kiya:

Act ya Rules offline mode mein submission ko restrict nahi karte.

Iska simple meaning:

Jab statutory provision application ko prescribed form mein competent authority ke saamne file karne ki requirement rakhta hai aur Act/Rules offline filing ko prohibit nahi karte, to Amritsar jurisdiction mein manual submission accepted hai.

4. APPLICATION SUBMIT KARNE KE BAAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MILEGA?

RTI mein specifically poocha gaya:

Agar applicant personally Form No. 169 submit karta hai, to kya acknowledgement/receipt issue hoti hai?

Department ka answer:

YES.

Therefore, personally submission karne wale applicant ko practical level par receiving/acknowledgement proof zaroor obtain karna chahiye.

Golden Rule for Valuers:

Application submit karo + receiving lo + receiving ki scanned copy safe rakho.

5. KYA FORM NO. 169 KE BAAD FILE / DIARY / REFERENCE NUMBER MILTA HAI?

RTI ke answer mein Department ne confirm kiya:

YES.

Application receive hone ke baad File Number / Reference Number / Diary Number allot kiya jata hai.

Isliye applicant ko receiving/document number carefully preserve karna chahiye.

Ye number future correspondence ke liye extremely important hoga.

6. APPLICATION KA STATUS KAISE CHECK KAREN?

Ye practical level par sabse important questions mein se ek tha.

Department ne kaha:

Applicant application ka status ascertain karne ke liye written request (letter/email) ke through office se contact kar sakta hai.

Applicant ko:

Receiving Number
Application particulars
Applicant name
Date of submission
Form No. 169 details

mention karni chahiye.

Important:

Presently Department ne online tracking facility available nahi hone ki baat kahi hai.

Isliye applicants ko status ke liye written request/email correspondence ka route use karna hoga.

7. ONLINE TRACKING PORTAL AVAILABLE HAI?

RTI mein specifically poocha gaya tha ki kya Form No. 169 applications ke liye koi online portal/digital tracking system presently available hai.

Department ka answer:

NO.

Yaani RTI reply ke date tak:

Form No. 169 applications ke liye online tracking facility available nahi hai.

Therefore, Valuers ko kya karna chahiye?

Application submit karne ke baad:

Receiving/Diary Number → Written Email/Letter → Status Enquiry → Response ka record

maintain karein.

8. FORM NO. 169 KO PROCESS AUR DISPOSE KAUN KAREGA?

RTI ka ek very important clarification:

Amritsar jurisdiction mein:

Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar

Form No. 169 applications ko process aur dispose karne ke liye competent authority hai.

Department ne isko Section 514(2) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 ke context mein clarify kiya hai.

Valuers ke liye practical implication:

Application ko random Income Tax office ko address karne ke bajaye competent authority ke proper designation aur jurisdiction ke according submit karna chahiye.

9. APPLICATION DISPOSE KARNE KI TIME LIMIT KYA HAI?

Ye RTI ka extremely important answer hai.

Department ne Rule 247(9), Income Tax Rules, 2026 refer karte hue kaha:

Application ko generally:

six months from the end of the month in which the application is made

ke period mein dispose kiya ja sakta hai.

However, Department ne ye bhi clarify kiya ki agar:

further opportunity deni ho; ya
concerned PCIT ki report obtain karni ho; ya
principles of natural justice ke consideration mein comprehensive processing required ho,

to matter mein additional processing ho sakti hai.

Simple example:

Agar application July 2026 mein made hai, to six-month period ko month-end se calculate karne ka statutory framework apply hoga.

Isliye applicant ko sirf application submit karke immediate approval assume nahi karna chahiye.

10. KYA DEPARTMENT KE PAAS FORM 169 KE LIYE SEPARATE INTERNAL SOP HAI?

RTI mein poocha gaya tha:

Kya Form No. 169 process karne ke liye koi internal SOP, workflow, manual ya administrative guideline issue hui hai?

Department ka reply:

Applications process hongi:

Section 514 of Income Tax Act, 2025 read with Rules 246 & 247 of Income Tax Rules, 2026

ke according.

Yaani RTI reply mein koi separate internal SOP/document provide nahi kiya gaya.

11. APPLICATION MEIN DEFICIENCY HO TO KYA HOGA?

RTI mein bahut specific questions pooche gaye:

deficiency kaise communicate hogi?
kis mode se communicate hogi?
applicant ko deficiency remove karne ka opportunity milega?
rectification ke liye kitna time diya jayega?

Department ne is specific information ke response mein kaha:

The information sought does not fall under the definition of “information” under RTI Act.

Is point par Department ne specific procedure disclose nahi kiya.

Therefore, Valuers ko kya precaution lena chahiye?

Application ko complete file karein.

Deficiency create hone ka chance minimum rakhein.

Particularly verify:

Form No. 169 properly filled hai;
signature/verification complete hai;
prescribed fee compliance hai;
required qualification/experience documents attached hain;
existing registration/recognition related documents attached hain;
supporting affidavits/declarations, wherever applicable, attached hain;
self-attested/certified copies as required are properly arranged;
covering letter properly drafted hai;
complete index banaya gaya hai.

12. KYA FORM 169 APPLICATIONS KA REGISTER MAINTAIN KIYA JA RAHA HAI?

RTI ke response mein Department ne confirm kiya:

YES.

Applications received under Form No. 169 ke liye register maintained hai.

Ye important administrative confirmation hai.

13. AMRITSAR OFFICE MEIN AB TAK KITNE FORM NO. 169 APPLICATIONS RECEIVE HUE?

RTI reply ka sabse interesting factual disclosure yahan hai.

Department ne bataya:

Total applications received: 21

Applications disposed: NIL

Applications pending: 21

Earliest application received: 22.06.2026

Latest application received: 11.08.2026

Yaani RTI reply ke date 13.08.2026 tak Amritsar jurisdiction mein:

21 applications received
21 pending
0 disposed

reported hain.

Is information ka importance kya hai?

Isse ek important picture saamne aati hai:

Applications receive ho rahi hain, lekin RTI reply ki date tak koi application disposed nahi hui thi.

Therefore, applicants ko patience ke saath-saath proper written follow-up bhi maintain karna chahiye.

14. KYA CBDT SE KOI SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION RECEIVE HUI?

RTI mein poocha gaya tha ki kya CBDT ne Section 514 / Form No. 169 ke implementation, scrutiny ya processing ke regarding koi communication issue ki hai?

Department ka answer:

NO.

RTI reply mein CBDT se aisi koi communication received hone ki information nahi di gayi.

15. KYA FORM 169 KE LIYE KOI SPECIFIC NODAL OFFICER DESIGNATED HAI?

RTI mein specifically poocha gaya:

Kya Section 514 read with Rule 247 applications process karne ke liye koi Nodal Officer designated hai?

Department ka answer:

NO.

Yaani RTI reply ki date tak koi specifically designated Nodal Officer identified nahi kiya gaya.

16. KYA FORM 169 KI SCRUTINY KE LIYE KOI CHECKLIST HAI?

Department ne kaha:

Documents submitted with the application are scrutinized in accordance with:

Section 514 of Income Tax Act, 2025 read with Rules 246 & 247 of Income Tax Rules, 2026.

Lekin RTI reply mein koi separate certified checklist provide nahi ki gayi.

Practical lesson:

Applicant ko apni taraf se comprehensive document checklist prepare karke application submit karni chahiye.

17. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION KA PROCEDURE KYA HAI?

RTI mein document verification procedure ki copies/instructions specifically maangi gayi thi.

Department ka reply:

Applications are processed in accordance with:

Section 514 + Rule 246 + Rule 247.

Isliye applicant ko ye assume nahi karna chahiye ki koi publicly available separate verification SOP RTI reply ke through establish hui hai.

18. KYA SECTION 514 IMPLEMENTATION SE RELATED KOI ALAG CIRCULAR / SOP AVAILABLE HAI?

Department ka answer broadly ye hai:

Procedure governed by:

Section 514 of Income Tax Act, 2025

read with:

Rules 246 & 247 of Income Tax Rules, 2026

and these provisions are available in the public domain on the Income Tax Department website.

AB VALUERS KO ACTUALLY KYA KARNA CHAHIYE?

RTI reply ka practical takeaway ye hai ki Registered Valuers ko ab wait-and-watch mode mein nahi rehna chahiye.

Agar aap Section 514 ke framework mein Form No. 169 file karne ke eligible hain, to proper documentation ke saath application process initiate kar sakte hain.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR VALUERS

STEP 1 — APNI ELIGIBILITY CHECK KAREN

Sabse pehle check karein ki aap Section 514 aur applicable Rules 246/247 ke framework mein application ke liye eligible hain.

STEP 2 — FORM NO. 169 PREPARE KAREN

Form No. 169 ko carefully fill karein.

Kisi bhi column ko casually blank na chhodein.

Wherever applicable:

correct particulars
qualification
experience
registration details
professional details
declarations

properly fill karein.

STEP 3 — DOCUMENTS KA COMPLETE SET BANAYEN

Application ke saath applicable supporting documents arrange karein.

Ek proper:

INDEX OF DOCUMENTS

banana highly advisable hai.

Example:

Form No. 169
Fee proof
Identity proof
PAN
Qualification documents
Experience documents
Existing valuer registration/recognition documents
Supporting declarations
Other applicable documents
Any additional supporting document

STEP 4 — COVERING LETTER LAGAYEN

Application ke saath ek professional covering letter lagayen.

Usmein clearly mention karein:

Subject: Submission of Form No. 169 under Section 514 of the Income Tax Act, 2025 read with Rule 246 of the Income Tax Rules, 2026

Aur request karein ki application receive karke appropriate acknowledgement/diary/reference number provide kiya jaye.

STEP 5 — CORRECT AUTHORITY KO ADDRESS KAREN

RTI reply ke according Amritsar jurisdiction mein competent authority:

Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar

hai.

Isliye jurisdiction verify karke application ko proper office/designation ko address karein.

STEP 6 — OFFLINE SUBMISSION KAREN

RTI reply ne specifically confirm kiya hai ki:

Manual/offline submission accepted hai.

Applicant:

Personally submit kar sakta hai,

Registered Post / Speed Post

ke through application send kar sakta hai.

STEP 7 — RECEIVING PROOF SECURE KAREN

Personally submit kar rahe hain to:

Receiving / Acknowledgement zaroor lein.

Post se bhej rahe hain to:

Postal receipt
Tracking report
Delivery confirmation

preserve karein.

STEP 8 — DIARY / REFERENCE NUMBER NOTE KAREN

Department ke reply ke according application receive hone ke baad reference/file/diary number allotted hota hai.

Is number ko future correspondence mein quote karein.

STEP 9 — ONLINE STATUS KA WAIT NA KAREN

Presently RTI reply ke according:

Online tracking facility available nahi hai.

Therefore, status ke liye:

Email/Letter → Receiving Number quote → Status request

ka mechanism use karein.

STEP 10 — PROCESSING PERIOD KO UNDERSTAND KAREN

Rule 247(9) ke according application disposal ka framework:

Six months from the end of the month in which application is made

hai, subject to the circumstances mentioned in the Rule regarding further opportunity/report and principles of natural justice.

Therefore:

Application file karte hi immediate disposal expect karna practical nahi hai.

STEP 11 — WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP MAINTAIN KAREN

Agar application ka status clear nahi hai, to oral enquiry ke bajaye:

Written Email / Letter

se status seek karein.

Har correspondence ka:

date
subject
reference number
sent email
acknowledgement
reply

record maintain karein.

STEP 12 — COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL FILE MAINTAIN KAREN

Har applicant ko ek separate:

“FORM NO. 169 — MASTER FILE”

maintain karni chahiye.

Ismein:

Original application copy
Complete annexures
Fee proof
Covering letter
Receiving
Diary/reference number
Postal proof
Emails
Department replies
Deficiency communications
Subsequent submissions

sab maintain karein.

RTI REPLY SE NIKALNE WALE 10 MAJOR TAKEAWAYS

1. OFFLINE APPLICATION

Form No. 169 ka manual/offline submission Amritsar jurisdiction mein accepted hai.

2. POSTAL SUBMISSION

Registered Post/Speed Post se application submit karna valid hai.

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Submission par acknowledgement/receipt ka mechanism available hai.

4. REFERENCE NUMBER

Application receive hone ke baad file/reference/diary number allotted hota hai.

5. NO ONLINE TRACKING

Presently Form No. 169 ke liye online tracking facility available nahi hai.

6. STATUS ENQUIRY

Written letter/email se application status ascertain kiya ja sakta hai.

7. COMPETENT AUTHORITY

Amritsar jurisdiction mein Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar competent authority hai.

8. DISPOSAL PERIOD

Rule 247(9) ke framework mein six months from the end of the month of application ka period prescribed hai, subject to stated circumstances.

9. NODAL OFFICER

RTI reply ke according specifically designated Nodal Officer nahi hai.

10. CURRENT AMRITSAR POSITION

13 August 2026 tak:
21 received | 0 disposed | 21 pending.

VALUERS KE LIYE SPECIAL ADVISORY

Is RTI reply ko ek green signal for documentation and submission ke roop mein samjha ja sakta hai, lekin ise automatic approval ka assurance nahi maana jana chahiye.

RTI reply ne primarily procedure aur administrative position clarify ki hai.

Final registration/transition/approval application ki merits par depend karega aur applicable provisions of:

Income Tax Act, 2025 + Income Tax Rules, 2026

follow kiye jayenge.

“WAIT MAT KARIYE — DOCUMENTATION COMPLETE KARIYE”

Valuers fraternity ke liye sabse important message ye hai:

Agar aap eligible hain, to Form No. 169 ke liye apna complete application set ready rakhein aur applicable jurisdiction mein proper procedure follow karte hue submit karein.

Particularly offline submission ke regarding RTI reply ne ek important ambiguity ko remove kar diya hai.

Remember:

FORM 169 → COMPLETE DOCUMENTS → PROPER AUTHORITY → OFFLINE/POSTAL SUBMISSION → RECEIVING → REFERENCE NUMBER → WRITTEN STATUS FOLLOW-UP → COMPLETE RECORD

Yahi present RTI clarification ka most practical workflow hai.

CEV GROUP KI INITIATIVE

Council of Engineers & Valuers ke General Secretary Er. Sundeep Bansal dwara filed RTI ka objective kisi individual applicant tak limited nahi tha.

Iska objective tha:

“One RTI – Clarity for the Entire Valuer Fraternity.”

Form No. 169 se related practical difficulties, offline submission, acknowledgement, tracking, competent authority, disposal period aur applications ki present status jaise questions ko official source se clarify karna isi broader objective ka part tha.

RTI reply ke according Amritsar jurisdiction mein 21 applications already received hain aur 21 applications pending hain as on the date of reply.

Ye information other jurisdictions ke applicants ke liye bhi ek useful reference point provide karti hai—although each jurisdiction ka actual administrative practice independently verify kiya jana chahiye.

CONCLUSION

Form No. 169 ke transition/registration process ko lekar Registered Valuers ke beech jo sabse common practical questions the, unmein se kai questions ka official answer ab available hai.

Sabse important clarification:

“FORM NO. 169 CAN BE SUBMITTED MANUALLY/OFFLINE.”

Aur:

“REGISTERED POST / SPEED POST SUBMISSION IS ALSO VALID.”

Saath hi, Department ne confirm kiya hai ki applications ka acknowledgement/reference number system hai, status written letter/email se ascertain kiya ja sakta hai, online tracking presently available nahi hai, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar competent authority hai, aur Rule 247(9) ke framework mein disposal ka six-month period prescribed hai, subject to the circumstances specified therein.

Therefore, Valuers should not remain confused about the mode of submission. The focus should now shift from uncertainty to proper documentation, correct jurisdiction, valid submission and systematic follow-up.

CEV Group ka message simple hai:

“KNOW THE RULES — FILE CORRECTLY — KEEP PROOF — FOLLOW UP IN WRITING.”

Disclaimer: Yeh article RTI reply dated 13.08.2026 mein provided information ka analysis hai. Applicants ko apni individual eligibility, jurisdiction, prescribed fee aur applicable statutory requirements ko independently verify karke application submit karna chahiye.

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