New Delhi, Aug 22: The Finance Ministry has summoned Infosys MD and CEO Salil Parekh on August 23 to explain to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as to why even after 2.5 months since the launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved.

The Income Tax department, in a tweet, said Parekh had been summoned by the Ministry of Finance to explain why technical glitches continue to mar the smooth functioning of the portal.

 The Income Tax department said, “In fact, since 21/08/2021 the portal itself is not available”.

“Ministry of Finance has summoned Sh Salil Parekh,MD&CEO @Infosys on 23/08/2021 to explain to hon’ble FM as to why even after 2.5 months since launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved. In fact,since 21/08/2021 the portal itself is not available,” it wrote on Twitter.