Bina: A 117-year-old woman of Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district has been honoured by the Income Tax (I-T) department as the oldest living tax payers.
The woman has been identified as Girija Tiwari, a resident of Bina in Sagar has recorded as the oldest taxpayer in the country at present.
According to sources, Girija Tiwari’s date of birth on her PAN (permanent account number) card is written as April 15, 1903. She is the widow of a freedom fighter late Siddhanth Tiwari and she gets a pension from the state government.
Family members say Income-Tax Officers are trying to have her name registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Girija's great grand-daughter Anjali Tiwari said, "My great grandmother never missed paying income tax for several decades. She is an example for us that we must pay our taxes honestly and regularly. There are people who avoid paying taxes. They should draw inspiration from my great grandmother."
In a bid to mark the 160th I-T day, Income Tax department on Monday honoured centenarian tax payers in which, Girija Tiwari noted as the oldest taxpayer in the country at present.
Reportedly, along with Tiwari, four other centenarians of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were also felicitated by the Income Tax department at the residences.
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