**Executive Summary**
Issued by the Ministry of Finance on July 23, 2026, this notification grants tax exemptions to the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board, Kochi, for specified categories of income. Under the transition from the Income-tax Act, 1961 to the Income-tax Act, 2025, the exemption is effective for Assessment Years 2025-26 and 2026-27. The Board must comply with strict non-commercial and filing conditions to maintain this status.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Applicability**
* The notification is issued in exercise of powers under the Income-tax Act, 2025, which preserves certain provisions and proceedings of the repealed Income-tax Act, 1961.
* The exemption applies specifically to the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board, Kochi (PAN: AAAJK1176F).
* The notification covers the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26, corresponding to Assessment Years 2025-26 and 2026-27.
**Specified Exempted Income**
The following income categories of the Board are notified for tax exemption:
* Grants-in-aid and loans received from the Government.
* Levies collected under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978, and associated rules or schemes.
* Registration fees collected from members registered as beneficiaries.
* Sums received as deposits or wages from employers under the Kerala Headload Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme, 1983.
* Contributions from members as defined under the Act and Rules.
* Interest earned on loans and advances provided to staff and workers.
* Interest earned on any of the aforementioned income sources.
**Mandatory Conditions for Exemption**
To remain eligible for the exemption, the Board must:
* Refrain from engaging in any commercial activity.
* Ensure that the nature of its specified income and activities remains unchanged throughout the relevant financial years.
* File income tax returns regularly in accordance with Section 139(4C)(g) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
**Non-Compliance and Penalties**
* Failure to adhere to the prescribed conditions will result in the initiation of penal actions under the Income-tax Act, 1961.
* Non-compliance will lead to the immediate withdrawal of the exemption granted under section 10(46).
**Impact Analysis**
**Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board, Kochi**
**Impact**
The Board receives a significant financial benefit through the retrospective tax exemption of its primary revenue streams (levies, contributions, and interest) for the specified assessment years. This ensures that funds intended for worker welfare are not diminished by income tax liabilities.
**Action Required**
The Board must ensure it does not enter into commercial ventures and must maintain consistency in its activities. It is also required to file its tax returns as per the statutory requirements of the Income-tax Act, 1961, to prevent the withdrawal of this exemption and avoid penal proceedings.
Key Entities Referenced
Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board, Kochi: The primary entity notified by the Central Government for income tax exemption on specified revenues like grants, levies, and member contributions.
Income-tax Act, 1961: The principal legislation under which Section 10(46) provides for the notification of tax exemptions for specified bodies and authorities.
Income-tax Act, 2025: The successor legislation that repeals the 1961 Act while establishing transitional provisions to maintain the validity of current tax exemptions and proceedings.
Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978: The state legislation under which the Board operates and derives its authority to collect levies and other specified incomes.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 3877] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, िुलाई 23, 2026/श्रािण 1, 1948
No. 3877] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026/SHRAVAN 1, 1948
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 23 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4047(अ).— िहााँ दक, आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) की धारा 10 (46) म ेंकजतपय जनकायों
या प्राजधकरणों या बोडों या न्यासों या आयोगों की जिजनर्िडष्ट आय की छूट का प्रािधान दकया गया ह,ै िैसा दक केंद्र सरकार
द्वारा उस धारा के प्रयोिनों के जलए आजधकाररक रािपत्र में द्वारा अजधसूजचत दकया िा सकता ह;ै
और िहााँ दक, आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) को आयकर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 30) की धारा
536 (1) द्वारा जनरस्ट्त कर दिया गया ह;ै
और िहााँ दक, आयकर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 30) की धारा 536(2)(क) और (ख) म,ें अन्य बातों के साथ-
साथ, यह प्रािधान ह ै दक आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) (एतजममन् पश्चात 1961 के अजधजनयम के रूप म ें
संिर्भडत) के जनरसन के बाििूि और उसकी उप-धारा (4) के अधीन, जनम्न पर कुछ भी प्रभाि नहीं पडगे ा, यथा:-
5615 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(i) 1961 के अजधजनयम के प्रािधानों का जपछला प्रचालन और इसके अंतगडत िारी कोई आिेि या जिजधत दकया
गया कोई कायड या हुई बात
(ii) 1961 के अजधजनयम या इस अजधजनयम के तहत आिेिों के तहत प्राप्त, अर्िडत या दकए गए दकसी भी अजधकार,
जििेषाजधकार, िाजयत्ि या िेनिारी;
और िहााँ दक, आयकर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 30) की धारा 536(2)(ग) म ें प्रािधान ह ै दक 1961 के
अजधजनयम के प्रािधान आयकर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 30) के िरूु होन ेकी जतजथ को लंजबत दकसी भी कायडिाही पर
और (1 अप्रलै , 2026 स े पहले िुरू होने िाले दकसी भी कर िषड के संबंध म ें 1 अप्रलै , 2026 को या उसके बाि िुरू की गई
दकसी भी कायडिाही (नोरटस मूल्यांकन, पुनमूडल्यांकन, पनु गणड ना, सुधार, िुमाडना, संिभ,ड सिं ोधन और अपील सजहत ) पर
लाग ूरहगें े और ऐसी कायडिाही 1961 के अजधजनयम दक जिजनर्िडष्ट प्रदिया के अनुसार की िाएगी;
और िहााँ दक, आयकर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 30) की धारा 536(2)(ङ) म ेंयह प्रािधान ह ैदक इसके प्रारंभ
होने की तारीख को दकसी आयकर प्राजधकरण या जनरजसत आयकर अजधजनयम के अंतगडत गरित कोई अन्य प्राजधकरण,
अपीलीय न्यायाजधकरण या दकसी न्यायालय के समक्ष लजबबत दकसी भी कायडिाही को इस तरह स े िारी रखा िायेगा और
उसका जनपटान दकया िायेगा िैसे दक इस अजधजनयम को अजधजनयजमत ही न दकया गया हो;
अतः अब आयकर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 30) की धारा 536(2)(क) स े(ग) और (ङ) के प्रािधानों के अनुपालन
म,ें केंद्र सरकार, एतद्द्वारा, 1961 के अजधजनयम की धारा 10 (46) के प्रयोिनों के जलए, 'केरल हडे लोड िकडस डिेलफेयर बोड,ड
कोजि’ (पैन AAAJK1176F), िो दक केरल राज्य सरकार द्वारा गरित एक बोडड ह,ै को इस बोडड को होने िाली जनम्नजलजखत
जिजनर्िडष्ट आय के संबंध म,ें अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै यथा:-
(क) सरकार स े सहायता अनुिान और ऋण के रूप म ेंप्राप्त राजि;
(ख) केरल हडे लोड िकडसड एक्ट, 1978 (1980 का 20), केरल हडे लोड िकडस डजनयम 1981 और उसके योिनाओं
के तहत िसूल की गई लेिी;
(ग) लाभार्थडयों के रूप म ेंबोडड म ेंपिं ीकृत सिस्ट्यों स े एकत्र दकया गया पंिीकरण िल्ु क;
(घ) केरल हडे लोड िकडसड एक्ट, 1978 (1980 का 20) की धारा 13 के तहत तैयार की गई केरल हडे लोड िकडस ड
(रोिगार और कल्याण का जिजनयमन) योिना 1983 के परै ा 27 के अनुसार जनयोक्ताओं स े िमा के रूप
म ें प्राप्त राजि;
(ङ) केरल हडे लोड िकडसड अजधजनयम, 1978 (1980 का 20), केरल हडे लोड िकडसड जनयम 1981 और उसके
तहत चलन े िाली योिना म ेंयथा पररभाजषत सिस्ट्यों स े योगिान;
(च) बोडड के कमडचाररयों और श्रजमकों को दिए गए ऋण और अजिमों पर ब्याि;
(छ) केरल हडे लोड िकडसड एक्ट, 1978 (1980 का 20) की धारा 13 के तहत जनर्मडत केरल हडे लोड िकडस ड
(रोिगार और कल्याण का जिजनयमन) योिना 1983 के पैरा 24 (क) और 24 (ख) के अनुसार जनयोक्ताओं
स े मििरू ी के रूप म ें प्राप्त राजि;
(ि) तथा उपरोक्त (क) स े (छ) पर अर्िडत ब्याि।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2. यह अजधसूचना इन ितों के अधीन प्रभािी होगी दक “केरल हडे लोड िकडसड िले फेयर बोड,ड कोजि”-
(क) दकसी भी व्यािसाजयक गजतजिजध म ें सलं ग्न नहीं होंगे;
(ख) इसकी गजतजिजधयां और जिजनर्िडष्ट आय की प्रकृजत परू े जित्तीय िषों म ें अपररिर्तडत रहगे ी; तथा
(ग) 1961 के अजधजनयम के 139 (4 ग) (छ) के प्रािधानों के अनुसार आय की ररटन ड िाजखल करेगा।
3. इन ितों का पालन करने म ें जिफलता के पररणामस्ट्िरूप 1961 के अजधजनयम के प्रािधानों के तहत िडं ात्मक कारडिाई
िुरू की िाएगी, और 1961 के अजधजनयम की धारा 10(46) के तहत िी गई छूट िापस ल ेली िाएगी।
4. इस अजधसूचना को जित्तीय िषड 2024-25 और 2025-26 के जलए प्रासंजगक जनधाडरण िषड 2025-26 और 2026-27 के
जलए लाग ू माना िाएगा।
[अजधसूचना स.ं 95/2026/फा. सं. 300196/78/2024-आईटीए-I]
हरिेि ससंह, अिर सजचि
स्ट्पष्टीकरण- ज्ञापन
यह प्रमाजणत दकया िाता ह ै दक इस अजधसूचना को पूिडव्यापी प्रभाि (केंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोडड या आयकर जिभाग के समक्ष
िायर दकए गए आिेिन के िषड स)े िेन े स े दकसी भी व्यजक्त के जहतों पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाि नहीं पड रहा ह।ै
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2026
S.O. 4047(E).— Whereas, section 10 (46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) provided for exemption
of specified income of certain bodies or authorities or Boards or Trusts or Commissions as may be notified by the
Central Government in the Official Gazette for the purposes of that section;
And whereas, the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) was repealed by section 536 (1) of the Income-tax Act,
2025 (30 of 2025);
And whereas, section 536(2)(a) and (b) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025), inter alia, provides that
irrespective of the repeal of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1961) and
subject to sub-section (4) thereof, nothing shall affect-
(i) the previous operation of the provisions of the Act of 1961 and any order or anything duly done or suffered
thereunder; or
(ii) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Act of 1961 or orders
under that Act;
And whereas, section 536(2)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025) provides that the provisions of the
Act of 1961 shall continue to apply to any proceeding pending on the date of commencement of the Income-tax Act,
2025 (30 of 2025) and to any proceedings initiated on or after the 1st April, 2026 (including notices, assessment,
reassessment, recomputation, rectification, penalty, reference, revision and appeals) in respect of any tax year beginning
before the 1st April, 2026 and such proceedings shall be carried out as per the procedure specified in the Act of 1961;
And whereas, section 536(2)(e) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025) provides that any proceeding pending
on the date of its commencement before any income-tax authority or any other authority constituted under the repealed4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Income-tax Act, Appellate Tribunal, or any court, by way of application, appeal, reference or revision or by any other
means, shall be continued and disposed of as if this Act had not been enacted;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of section 536(2)(a) to (c) and (e) of the Income-tax Act, 2025
(30 of 2025), the Central Government hereby notifies, for the purposes of section 10 (46) of the Act of 1961, "Kerala
Headload Workers Welfare Board, Kochi (PAN AAAJK1176F)”, a board constituted by the State Government of
Kerala, in respect of the following specified income arising to that board, namely:-
(a) Amount received in the form of grants-in-aid and loan from Government;
(b) Levy collected under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978 (20 of 1980), Kerala Headload Workers rules
1981 and schemes there under;
(c) Registration fees collected from members registered with the board as beneficiaries;
(d) Sums received as deposit from employers as per Para 27 of Kerala Headload Workers (regulation of
employment and welfare) Scheme 1983 formulated under section 13 of the Kerala Headload Workers Act,
1978 (20 of 1980);
(e) Contribution from the members as defined in the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978 (20 of 1980), Kerala
Headload Workers Rules 1981 and Scheme there under;
(f) Interest on loans and advances given to staff of the board and workers;
(g) Sums received as wages from employers as per Para 24(a) and 24(b) of Kerala Headload Workers (Regulation
of employment and welfare) Scheme 1983 formulated under section 13 of the Kerala Headload Workers Act,
1978 (20 of 1980); and
(h) Interest earned on (a) to (g) above.
2. This notification shall be effective subject to the conditions that Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board,
Kochi–
(a) shall not engage in any commercial activity;
(b) its activities and the nature of the specified income shall remain unchanged throughout the financial years; and
(c) shall file return of income in accordance with the provisions of 139(4C)(g) of the Act of 1961.
3. Failure to comply with these conditions shall result in the initiation of penal actions under the provisions of the
Act of 1961, and withdrawal of exemption granted u/s 10(46) of the Act of 1961.
4. This notification shall be deemed to have been applied for the assessment years 2025-26 and 2026-27
relevant to the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26.
[Notification No. 95/2026/F. No.300196/78/2024-ITA-I]
HARDEV SINGH, Under Secy.
Explanatory Memorandum
It is certified that the interests of no person are being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect [with effect from
the year of its application filed before the Central Board of Direct Tax or Income-tax Department] to this notification.
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