**Executive Summary**
The Income Tax Department, Nagpur, is organizing an outreach programme titled “PRARAMBH–2026” on May 14, 2026, at Chitnavis Centre, Nagpur. The initiative aims to educate stakeholders on the transition from the Income-tax Act, 1961, to the new Income-tax Act, 2025, and Income-tax Rules, 2026. The session will feature technical discussions on simplified tax provisions and demonstrations of the AI-powered “KAR SAATHI” chatbot to promote voluntary compliance.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Event Schedule and Venue**
* Date and Time: May 14, 2026, starting from 10:30 AM.
* Location: Chitnavis Centre, Civil Lines, Nagpur.
* Organizing Body: Income Tax Department, Nagpur.
* **Core Objectives**
* Familiarize stakeholders with key changes in the Income-tax Act, 2025, and Income-tax Rules, 2026.
* Explain the transition framework from the legacy Income-tax Act, 1961.
* Promote voluntary compliance through technical and interactive awareness sessions.
* Highlight the simplification of various tax provisions.
* **Digital Assistance and Technology**
* Features dedicated helpdesks for "KAR SAATHI," the Department's AI-powered chatbot.
* Allows participants to experience taxpayer assistance and guidance features firsthand.
* **Administrative Commitment**
* The programme is part of a nationwide initiative for stakeholder engagement.
* Reflects the Department’s focus on transparent, taxpayer-friendly, and participative administration.
**Impact Analysis**
**Taxpayers and Industry Representatives**
**Impact**
They will receive direct information on the legislative changes and simplified provisions introduced in the new Act and Rules.
**Action Required**
Attend the outreach programme to understand the transition from the 1961 Act and familiarize themselves with new compliance requirements.
**Tax Professionals and the Business Community**
**Impact**
These stakeholders will benefit from interactive knowledge-sharing and technical sessions regarding the new legislative framework.
**Action Required**
Participate in the event to engage with Department officials and learn to utilize the "KAR SAATHI" AI chatbot for taxpayer assistance.
Key Entities Referenced
Income-tax Act, 2025: New legislative framework introduced to simplify tax provisions and replace the Income-tax Act, 1961.
PRARAMBH–2026: A nationwide taxpayer outreach and awareness programme organized to familiarize stakeholders with the new legislative framework.
Income-tax Rules, 2026: New administrative rules formulated to accompany the Income-tax Act, 2025 for better tax administration.
Income Tax Department, Nagpur: The primary organizing body responsible for conducting the outreach sessions and providing stakeholder assistance in Nagpur.
KAR SAATHI: An AI-powered chatbot initiative by the Income Tax Department designed to provide assistance and guidance to taxpayers.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department, Nagpur to Organize
“PRARAMBH–2026” Outreach Programme on the
Income-tax Act, 2025
Posted On: 12 MAY 2026 7:53PM by PIB Mumbai
Na gpur : 12 May 2026
The Income Tax Department, Nagpur, is organizing an outreach and awareness
programme titled “PRARAMBH–2026” on the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025
and the Income-tax Rules, 2026 on 14.05.2026 from 10:30 AM onwards at
Chitnavis Centre, Civil Lines, Nagpur.
The programme is being organized as part of the Department’s nationwide taxpayer
outreach and stakeholder engagement initiative aimed at creating awareness
regarding the new Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026.
The session seeks to familiarize taxpayers, professionals, industry representatives,
and other stakeholders with the key changes introduced under the new legislative
framework and to promote voluntary compliance through awareness and dialogue.
The programme will also feature dedicated helpdesks for the Department’s AI-
powered “KAR SAATHI” chatbot, enabling participants to experience and understand
its taxpayer assistance and guidance features.
The outreach programme will feature technical and interactive sessions on
important aspects of the Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026,
including the simplification of tax provisions. Participants will also be provided with
an overview of the transition from the Income-tax Act, 1961 to the new Income-tax
Act, 2025.
The initiative reflects the Department’s continued commitment to transparent,
taxpayer-friendly, and participative tax administration.
The Income Tax Department, Nagpur, invites stakeholders and members of the
professional and business community to participate in the programme and benefit
from the interactive knowledge-sharing sessions.
PIB Nagpur | Saurabh Khekde/ Priti Malandkar
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