I-T branch to share information with the Food Ministry to weed out ineligible Pradhan Mantri Garib kalyan Anna Yojana beneficiaries
The profits tax department will proportion information with the meals Ministry to weed out ineligible beneficiaries beneath the Pradhan Mantri Garib kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
Under the PMGKAY, loose ration is supplied to negative households who do no longer pay profits tax.
The government has budgeted Rs 2.03 lakh crore in the direction of PMGKAY in FY26, better than Rs 1.97 lakh crore in the revised estimates for the present day economic.
In an office order, the vital Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the director standard of earnings Tax (structures) can be the authority to supply records to the Joint Secretary branch of food and Public Distribution (DFPD) within the Ministry of client Affairs.
As consistent with the sharing mechanism, DFPD shall furnish the Aadhaar variety or PAN in conjunction with the evaluation 12 months(s) to dglt (systems), New Delhi. If the PAN is supplied or the supplied Aadhaar is linked with PAN, DGIT (structures), New delhi shall supply the reaction to DFPD regarding the threshold income as per the I-T branch database.
If the furnished Aadhaar number is not connected to any PAN within the I-T database, DGIT (systems), New delhi, will tell the DFPD.
The frequency of furnishing such reactions and the mode of trade of information will be determined via the dglt (structures) and DFPD.
To facilitate the system of furnishing records, DGIT (structures) could input right into a Memorandum of Information (MOU) with DFPD.
The MOU might consist of the mode of transfer of records, protection of confidentiality, mechanism for secure preservation of information, removal after usage, and many others.
The Pradhan Mantri Garib kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched with the specific reason of ameliorating the hardships faced by the poor and needy because of economic disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak country.
The duration for the distribution of loose-of-value food grains beneath the PMGKAY has been extended for 5 years, with impact from january 1, 2024.
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