Infrastructure

National academy of Direct Taxes, Regional campus Bengaluru NADT-RC is a Training arm of the Income-tax Department under the aegis of Directorate of Training, New Delhi. Earlier called Direct Taxes Regional Training Institute DTRTI , it had its humble origin in 1973 at No 18, Crescent Road, Bangalore. Original jurisdiction of DTRTI spanned across South India, covering Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. After the creation of a training centre at Chennai, the present jurisdiction spreads over to Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State. However for its specialized courses, the jurisdiction extends to the entire country. Four ministerial staff training units MSTU , one each at Bangalore, Panaji, Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam, are part of NADT-RC.

In Sept 2006, the Hon’ble Minister of State Revenue , Ministry of Finance, Shri S.S.Palanimanickam laid the foundation stone for the present campus at Jalahalli, Bengaluru. The campus has built up area of 1.25 lakh square feet with an administrative block and hostel block. The Hostel block can accommodate 120 trainees. It has a mess, 6 lounges and a gym. Additionally, carom boards & table tennis indoor and badminton outdoor facilities are available. The administrative block has a conference room with sitting capacity of 34 and an auditorium with sitting capacity of 80. There are 3 lecture halls and a computer lab for NADT-RC trainings and additional one lecture hall and one computer lab for MSTU Bengaluru, each with a capacity of 45. In addition there are two libraries and a guest faculty room.

The campus is designed to ensure maximum utilization of natural light and air and minimization of trapped heat, making the campus highly energy efficient. In fact, no lights are switched on in the Administrative block for major part of the day. Similarly, minimal use of air conditioning is required during the year. The campus is a ‘zero waste campus’ and certified as three stars green campus of the Government of India. Every existing tree here was protected and retained by designing the construction around their presence. Renewable energy use and conservation are avidly followed. Rain water harvesting, ground water recharging, using treated water for horticulture and flushing purposes and behavioural changes attempted through training are our expression of gratitude to Mother Nature. Rigorous waste segregation at source and mechanical composting of the organic kitchen, dining and garden waste ensures that no such waste goes into the municipal waste dumps.