**Executive Summary**
On April 21, 2026, the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Delhi, hosted an outreach programme to create awareness regarding the newly introduced Income Tax Act, 2025. The event aimed to promote financial literacy and highlight specific provisions for educational institutions and charitable trusts. Representatives from over 80 schools in the Delhi–NCR region attended the session, which featured administrative briefings and a student quiz competition.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Features of the Income Tax Act, 2025**
* **Procedural Simplification:** The legislation is designed to simplify tax procedures and reduce legal ambiguities.
* **Transparency:** The Act promotes transparency through streamlined, technology-driven processes.
* **Strategic Alignment:** The reforms are aligned with the "Viksit Bharat 2047" vision and the principle of *Saral Kanun Shashakt Bharat*.
**Institutional Focus**
* **Targeted Provisions:** The outreach specifically highlighted rules and requirements relevant to educational institutions and charitable trusts.
* **Stakeholder Engagement:** The programme facilitated direct engagement between tax authorities and institutional trustees and functionaries.
**Educational Initiatives**
* **"Tax Your Brain" Quiz:** An inter-school competition was held for students in Classes IX to XII to encourage engagement with tax concepts.
* **Recognition:** Winning teams received awards and Certificates of Merit to acknowledge their knowledge of tax reforms and financial literacy.
**Impact Analysis**
**Educational Institutions and Charitable Trusts**
**Impact**
These organizations are subject to new provisions under the Income Tax Act, 2025. The new legislation introduces technology-driven processes and simplified compliance requirements specifically for the education and charity sectors.
**Action Required**
Trustees and functionaries need to familiarize themselves with the updated provisions of the 2025 Act to ensure compliance with the new, streamlined procedures.
**Students (Classes IX to XII)**
**Impact**
Students are being integrated into the tax discourse through educational initiatives designed to improve national financial literacy from an early age.
**Action Required**
Participate in departmental engagement activities and competitions to build foundational knowledge of the evolving tax administration and reforms.
**Income Tax Department**
**Impact**
The department is transitioning toward a more proactive, stakeholder-focused model of administration centered on transparency and taxpayer-friendly engagement.
**Action Required**
Continue the dissemination of tax reforms and maintain outreach efforts to ensure stakeholders understand and adopt the new technology-driven processes.
Key Entities Referenced
Income Tax Act, 2025: New legislation designed to simplify tax procedures, reduce ambiguities, and promote transparency through technology-driven processes.
Pallavi Agarwal: Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) who addressed the outreach event to explain the key features of the new tax reforms.
Tax Your Brain – Income Tax Quiz: An inter-school competition launched as part of the outreach programme to promote financial literacy among students.
Delhi–NCR: The central geographic focus for the outreach programme, involving representatives from over 80 schools and educational institutions.
Viksit Bharat 2047: The national vision document and strategic goal to which the new streamlined tax administration processes are aligned.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department’s outreach programme
spotlights key features of new Income Tax Act,
2025
Outreach saw participation from representatives of more than
80 schools from across the Delhi–NCR region, along with
trustees and functionaries associated with educational
institutions
Posted On: 21 APR 2026 5:53PM by PIB Delhi
The Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Delhi, organised an outreach programme in New Delhi
today to promote financial literacy and create awareness about the newly-introduced Income Tax Act,
2025, with particular focus on provisions relating to educational institutions and charitable trusts.
The programme witnessed participation from representatives of more than 80 schools from across the
Delhi–NCR region, along with trustees and functionaries associated with educational institutions.The event was graced by Ms. Pallavi Agarwal, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax
(Exemptions). Addressing the gathering, she highlighted the key features of the Income Tax Act, 2025 and
emphasised that the new legislation seeks to simplify procedures, reduce ambiguities and promote
transparency through streamlined and technology-driven processes aligned with the Government’s vision
of "Viksit Bharat 2047".As part of the outreach programme, to encourage engagement among students, an inter-school quiz
competition titled “Tax Your Brain – Income Tax Quiz” was organised for students of Classes IX to XII.
Students from participating schools took part in the quiz with enthusiasm across multiple rounds. The
winning teams were felicitated and presented with awards and Certificates of Merit. All participants were
appreciated for their enthusiasm and knowledge.The initiative reflects the Income Tax Department’s continued commitment to proactive stakeholder
engagement, dissemination of tax reforms and the promotion of an efficient, transparent and taxpayer-
friendly tax administration epitomizing the principle of Saral Kanun Shashakt Bharat.
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