TRAINEE OFFICER'S RAREST ACHIEVEMENT

With seven gold medals under his belt, trainee IRS officer Amar Gehlot came in for special appreciation from President Pranab Mukherjee during the valedictory function of Income Tax department officers today. Gehlot, a resident of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, joined the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) as part of the 65th IRS (I-T) batch. They had come to the elite institution after clearing the civil services exam in 2011. Gehlot was adjudged the 'best trainee officer' of the batch during the event held here. With six academic gold medals, he left only three medals for his batch mates to excel in. He was given the seventh medal by the President, the Finance Ministers gold medal, for his excellent record at academics and other streams of taxation at the institution. The President not only congratulated the young officer and patted him, but also applauded the feat. The achievement was also lauded by his instructors at the academy. Gehlot, alongwith 111 of his batchmates, will join the I-T department as an Assistant Commissioner soon.