This order, S.O. 2322(E), issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue on July 6, 2016, concerns the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016, outlined in Chapter IX of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016). Exercising powers conferred by subsection 2 of section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government directs that public servants are prohibited from producing any document, record, information, or computerised data acquired during their official duties related to valid declarations made under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016, before any person or authority. The notification number is 56/2016, F. No. 142/8/2016-TPL, and the issuing officer is Dr. T. S. Mapwal, Under Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Income-tax Act, 1961: A law regarding income tax in India.
Central Government: The executive authority of India.
Income Declaration Scheme, 2016: A scheme allowing individuals to declare previously undisclosed income.
Finance Act, 2016: An act containing the financial provisions of the Indian government for the fiscal year.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry responsible for the finances of the Indian government.
Department of Revenue: A department under the Ministry of Finance.
New Delhi: The capital city of India.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: A locality in New Delhi, India, where the Government of India Press is located.
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[अिधसूचना सं. 56/2016, फा.सं.142/8/2016-टीपीएल]
डा. टी. एस. मेपवाल, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th July, 2016
S. O. 2322(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 138 of the Income-tax Act,
1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government having regard to all the relevant factors, hereby directs that no public servant
shall produce before any person or authority any such document or record or any information or computerised data or
part thereof as comes into his possession during the discharge of official duties in respect of a valid declaration made
under ‘the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016’, contained in Chapter IX of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016.
[Notification No. 56/2016, F. No. 142/8/2016-TPL]
Dr. T. S. MAPWAL, Under Secy.
3401 GI/2016
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