Ludhiana, Oct. 26 -- Income tax (I-T) officials have sought information from the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) regarding the road construction contracts awarded to contractors, including the record of payments released to them and also details about the ongoing and completed projects. Officials said the aim is to ensure that all transactions made by the civic body are transparent and that the contractors have complied with income tax laws. The department will verify whether or not the tax deductions at source (TDS) were properly made before releasing payments and if contractors have correctly declared their income from government projects.

In an official communication issued by Deepinder Kaur, deputy director of income tax (investi...