New Delhi, July 25 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged senior income tax officials to ensure that pending taxpayer appeals and grievances are disposed of and the litigation backlog is resolved in a timely manner.

Speaking at an event in the capital, marking the 166th Income Tax Day, Sitharaman told senior officials to continue focused work on the areas identified during a review meeting held in June.

These include expediting the disposal of disputed tax demands pending before faceless appellate authorities and timely resolving the litigation backlog. The minister urged the department to identify and withdraw departmental appeals falling below the revised monetary thresholds announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 with...