The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has published the data on Direct Tax collection. It is for the first time that this kind of time series data has been made available in the public domain. It consists of the sections and figures on the Direct Tax Collection, State and U.T. Wise Break-up of Collection, Contribution of Direct Taxes to Total Tax Revenue, Direct-Tax GDP Ratio, Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment Collections, Cost of Collection, Number of Effective Assessees and Workload and Disposal of Income tax Cases.