Operation Clean Money 2.0: PAN to be key in communication with depositors, high-value buyers The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is developing a dedicated portal for the investigation of those identified to have made deposits or large purchases not in line with declared income as a follow-up to Operation Clean Money, which was launched in the wake of demonetisation to crack down on black money. The proposal figured in discus sions at a recent review meeting of the revenue department with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are working on a dedicated portal,“ a top government official aware of the deliberations told ET. “This will be for those identified as part of Operation Clean Money .“ The portal will facilitate communication between individuals and tax authorities by way of the per manent account number (PAN).The department is looking to keep the process as non-intrusive as possible with an emphasis on e-assessment to keep human interaction to the minimum. The second phase o