Executive Summary:
This notification withdraws approvals previously granted to Navjeevan Charitable Trust under Section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The withdrawal follows recommendations from the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare due to an unsatisfactory enquiry and lack of response from the Trust. This action impacts the tax calculations for income under the Income-tax Act, 1961. The notification is effective from November 30, 2016.
Key Points / Main Content:
Withdrawal of Approvals:
* The Central Government withdraws approvals granted to Navjeevan Charitable Trust, located at 08, Jolly Bhavan No.1, 10, New Marine lines, Mumbai 400 020.
Notifications Affected:
* S.O. No. 121E dated 12.1.2009, concerning Shree Navjeevan Vocational Training Programme, Medical camps and goods cloth distribution, is withdrawn.
* S.O. No. 1860E dated 11.8.2011, concerning "A caring hand" project, is withdrawn.
* S.O. No. 3033E dated 7.10.2013, concerning "Sankalap" project, is withdrawn.
Tax Implications:
* Certificates furnished under clause (a) of subsection 2 of section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961, related to the specified projects, shall not be considered while calculating income tax.
Impact Analysis:
Navjeevan Charitable Trust:
* Impact: The trust loses its exemption status under Section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for the specified projects.
* Action Required: The trust must cease representing these projects as eligible for tax exemption under Section 35AC.
Taxpayers/Donors:
* Impact: Donations to the specified projects of Navjeevan Charitable Trust are no longer eligible for tax deductions under Section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
* Action Required: Taxpayers should not consider certificates issued under Section 35AC (2)(a) for these projects when calculating their taxable income.
Income-tax Department:
* Impact: The department is required to enforce the withdrawal of the exemption and ensure that no tax benefits are claimed based on donations to these projects.
* Action Required: The department must disregard any certificates issued under Section 35AC (2)(a) for the specified projects of Navjeevan Charitable Trust when assessing income tax.
Key Entities Referenced
Income-tax Act, 1961: A law in India concerning income tax, mentioned in the context of exemptions, approvals, and tax calculations.
National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare: An organisation that approves associations and institutions for project schemes and recommends withdrawal of approvals under section 35AC.
Navjeevan Charitable Trust: A trust based in Mumbai, Maharashtra whose project approvals are being withdrawn.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: City in the state of Maharashtra, India, where the Navjeevan Charitable Trust is located.
Shree Navjeevan. Vocational Training Programme: A project/scheme of the Navjeevan Charitable Trust for vocational training.
Medical camps and goods cloth distribution: A project/scheme of the Navjeevan Charitable Trust involving medical camps and distribution of goods and cloth.
A caring hand: A project/scheme of the Navjeevan Charitable Trust.
Sankalap: A project/scheme of the Navjeevan Charitable Trust.
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िव(cid:7004)त म(cid:7074)ं ालय
(राज(cid:7021)व िवभाग)
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 30 नव(cid:7013) बर, 2016
का.आ. 3592(अ).— आयकर अिधिनियम, 1961 (1961 का 43) क(cid:7409) धारा 35 क ग के (cid:7021) प(cid:7020)ट ीकरण के खंड (ख) के
साथ प(cid:7407)ठत उप धारा (1) के अंतगत(cid:6981) भारत सरकार, िव(cid:7004) त मं(cid:7074)ालय (राज(cid:7021) व िवभाग) (cid:7367)ारा जारी अिधसूचना(cid:7312) (cid:7367)ारा क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)
सरकार उ(cid:6989) त सिमित (cid:7367)ारा अनमु ो(cid:7408)दत संघ(cid:7298) और सं(cid:7021) थान(cid:7298) के संबंध म(cid:7286) नीच े दी गई सारणी म (cid:7286) उि(cid:7016)लिखत प(cid:7407)रयोजना(cid:7312)/(cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म(cid:7298)
को िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7020) ट करती ह।ै
सारणी
(cid:7059). सं(cid:7021) था का नाम व पता प(cid:7407)रयोजना अथवा अिधसूचना सं. और तारीख तथा वैधता के साथ धारा 35 क ग के
(cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म अनुमो(cid:7408)दत लागत अंतग(cid:6981)त सिमित
सं.
क(cid:7409) िसफा(cid:7407)रश
(cid:7367)ारा अिधकतम
लागत
1. नवजीवन धमा(cid:6981)थ(cid:6981) (cid:7088)ी नवजीवन (cid:183) (cid:32) (cid:7059)मांक सं. 20 पर (cid:7408)दनांक 12.01.2009 के का.आ. 68.65 करोड़ (cid:7271).
(cid:7008) यास, 08, जौली (cid:7018) यावसाियक (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण 121(अ) (cid:7367)ारा वष(cid:6981) 2010-11 तक तीन िव(cid:7004) तीय
काय(cid:7059)(cid:6981) म, िच(cid:7408)क(cid:7004)स ा वष(cid:7300) हते ु 39.11 करोड़ (cid:7271). के िलए
भवन स.ं 01, 10, (cid:7008)य ू
िशिवर एवं व(cid:7021) तु एवं (cid:183) (cid:32) (cid:7408)दनांक 27.04.2011 के का.आ. 852(अ) (cid:7367)ारा
मरीन लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई-
व(cid:7021) (cid:7074) िवतरण
वष(cid:6981) 2013-14 तक तीन िव(cid:7004) तीय वष(cid:7300) के िलए तथा
400020
प(cid:7407)रयोजना क(cid:7409) लागत को 68.65 करोड़ (cid:7271).
संशोिधत करने तथा (cid:7008)य ास का पता 602, शा(cid:7021)(cid:7074) ी
हॉल, 292 जे. दादाजी रोड, मुंबई-400007 से
बदल कर 115, जॉली भवन सं. 1, 10, (cid:7008) यू मरीन
लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई-400020 संशोिधत करते (cid:7263)ए
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(cid:183) (cid:32) (cid:7408)दनांक 30.05.2011 के का.आ. 1228(अ) (cid:7367)ारा
पता 08, जॉली भवन सं. 1, 10, (cid:7008) यू मरीन
लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई-400020 संशोिधत करते (cid:7263)ए
2. नवजीवन धमा(cid:6981)थ(cid:6981) अ केअ(cid:7411)रग ह(cid:7289)ड (cid:183) (cid:32) (cid:7059)मांक सं. 14 पर (cid:7408)दनांक 11.08.2011 के 24.49 करोड़ (cid:7271).
(cid:7008) यास, 08, जौली का.आ. सं. 1860(अ) (cid:7367)ारा वष(cid:6981) 2013-14 तक
तीन िव(cid:7004) तीय वष(cid:7300) हते ु 15.34 करोड़ (cid:7271). के िलए
भवन स.ं 01, 10, (cid:7008)य ू
मरीन लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई- (cid:183) (cid:32) (cid:7408)दनांक 27.12.2013 के का.आ. 3829(अ) वष(cid:6981)
400020 2016-17 तक तीन िव(cid:7004) तीय वष(cid:7300) के िलए और
24.49 करोड़ (cid:7271). क(cid:7409) प(cid:7407)रयोजना लागत को
संशोिधत करते (cid:7263)ए।
3. नवजीवन धमा(cid:6981)थ(cid:6981) संक(cid:7016) प (cid:183) (cid:32) (cid:7059)मांक सं. 09 पर (cid:7408)दनांक 07.10.2013 के 27.97 करोड़ (cid:7271).
(cid:7008) यास, 08, जौली का.आ. 3033(अ) (cid:7367)ारा वष(cid:6981) 2015-16 तक तीन
िव(cid:7004) तीय वष(cid:7300) हते ु 27.97 करोड़ (cid:7271). के िलए
भवन स.ं 01, 10, (cid:7008)य ू
मरीन लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई-
400020
और, जब(cid:7408)क सामािजक और आ(cid:7414)थक क(cid:7016) याण क(cid:7409) अिभ वृि(cid:7373) के िलए रा(cid:7020)(cid:7069) ीय आयकर िवभाग (cid:7367)ारा कराई गई पछू -
ताछ के आधार पर और धारा 35 क ग के अंतग(cid:6981)त (cid:7079)दान (cid:7408)कए गए अनुमोदन को वापस लने े के (cid:7079)(cid:7021) ताव के िव(cid:7271)(cid:7373) कारण बताने
का पया(cid:6981)(cid:7009) त समय देन े के बावजदू कोई जवाब ना िमलन े पर आयकर अिधिनयम,1961 क(cid:7409) धारा 35 क ग क(cid:7409) उपधारा (4) के
तहत संतु(cid:7020) ट (cid:7263)ई और उ(cid:6989) त धारा क(cid:7409) उपधारा (5) के अंतग(cid:6981)त िसफा(cid:7407)रश क(cid:7409) (cid:7408)क आयकर अिधिनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) क(cid:7409)
धारा 35 क ग के तहत (cid:7079)दान (cid:7408)कए गए अनुमोदन को उस (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) वापस िलया जाए िजसम(cid:7286) इसे ऊपर दी गई सारणी म(cid:7286)
उि(cid:7016)लिखत (cid:7008) यास और प(cid:7407)रयोजना अथवा (cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7020) ट (cid:7408)कया गया ह।ै
अब, इसिलए, क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, आयकर अिधिनयम, 1961 क(cid:7409) धारा 35 क ग क(cid:7409) उपधारा (4) और (5) (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004) त
शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए एत(cid:7375)ारा नवजीवन धमा(cid:6981)थ (cid:6981) (cid:7008) यास, 08, जौली भवन सं. 1, 10, (cid:7008)य ू मरीन लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई-400020
को (cid:7079)दान (cid:7408)कए गए अनुमोदन को वापस लेती ह ै और उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989) त सारणी म(cid:7286) उि(cid:7016)लिखत भारत सरकार, िव(cid:7004) त मं(cid:7074)ालय
(राज(cid:7021) व िवभाग) के भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3(ii) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)दनाकं 12.01.2009 क(cid:7409) अधिसूचना
सं. का.आ. सं. 121(अ), जहां तक उसका संबंध ‘‘(cid:7088)ी नवजीवन, (cid:7018) यावसाियक (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण काय(cid:6981)(cid:7059)म, िच(cid:7408)क(cid:7004) सा िशिवर, व(cid:7021) तु एवं
व(cid:7021) (cid:7074) िवतरण’’ क(cid:7409) प(cid:7407)रयोजना अथवा (cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म से ह;ै और उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989)त सारणी म(cid:7286) उि(cid:7016)लिखत भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II,
खंड 3(ii) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)दनांक 11.08.2011 क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना सं. का.आ. सं. 1860(अ), जहा ं तक उसका संबंध ‘‘ए केआ(cid:7411)रग
हड(cid:7289) ’’ क(cid:7409) प(cid:7407)रयोजना अथवा (cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म से ह;ै और उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989) त सारणी म(cid:7286) उि(cid:7016)लिखत भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3(ii)
म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)दनांक 07.10.2013 क(cid:7409) अधिसूचना सं. का.आ. सं. 3033(अ), जहां तक उसका संबंध ‘‘संक(cid:7016) प’’ क(cid:7409) प(cid:7407)रयोजना
अथवा (cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म स ेह,ै को वािपस लेती ह ैऔर उ(cid:6989)त अिधसूचना(cid:7312) म(cid:7286) िन(cid:7013) निलिखत संशोधन करती ह,ै व(cid:7021) ततु :-
नवजीवन धमा(cid:6981)थ(cid:6981) (cid:7008) यास, 08, जौली भवन सं. 01, 10, (cid:7008) यू मरीन लाई(cid:7008) स, मुंबई-400020 (cid:7367)ारा चलाई जा रही
प(cid:7407)रयोजना अथवा (cid:7021) क(cid:7409)म से संबंिधत उ(cid:6989) त अिधसूचना(cid:7312) को वापस िलया (cid:7263)आ माना जाएगा और इसिलए आयकर
अिधिनयम,1961 क(cid:7409) धारा 35 क ग क(cid:7409) उपधारा (2) के खडं (क) के अंतग(cid:6981)त (cid:7079)(cid:7021) तुत (cid:7079)माण प(cid:7074), य(cid:7408)द कोई ह,ै को आयकर
अिधिनयम, 1961 के अंतग(cid:6981)त आय पर कर क(cid:7409) सगं णना करन ेके दौरान (cid:7007) यान म (cid:7286)नह(cid:7277) लाया जाएगा।
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th November, 2016
S.O. 3592(E).—Whereas by notifications of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue) issued under sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act,
1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government had specified projects/schemes for exemption, in respect of the associations
and institutions approved by the said National Committee, mentioned in the Table below:
TABLE
Sl. Name & address of the Project or Notification No. and date and Maximum
No. Institution scheme sanctioned cost with validity amount of
cost recom-
mended by
the Committee
under section
35AC
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Rs. 68.65 crore.
Navjeevan Charitable Trust, Shree (cid:183) (cid:32) S.O. No. 121(E) dated 12.1.2009 at
08, Jolly Bhavan No.1, 10, Navjeevan. Sl. No. 20 for a period of three
New Marine lines, Mumbai- Vocational financial years till 2010-11 for
400 020. Training Rs. 39.11 crore
Programme,
(cid:183) (cid:32) S.O. No. 852(E) dated 27.4.2011 for
Medical camps
a period of three financial years till
and goods &
2013-14 and amending the project
cloth
cost to Rs 68.65 crore and amending
distribution
the address of the Trust from 602,
Shastri Hall, 292, J. Dadaji Road,
Mumbai – 400007 to 115, Jolly
Bhavan No.1, 10, New Marine lines,
Mumbai-400 020.
(cid:183) (cid:32) S.O. No. 1228(E) dated 30.5.2011
amending the address to 08, Jolly
Bhavan No.1, 10, New Marine lines,
Mumbai-400 020.
2 Rs. 24.49 crore
Navjeevan Charitable Trust, A caring hand (cid:183) (cid:32) S.O. No. 1860(E) dated 11.8.2011 at
08, Jolly Bhavan No.1, Sl. No. 14 for a period of three
10, New Marine lines, financial years till 2013-14 for
Mumbai – 400 020. Rs. 15.34 crore
(cid:183) (cid:32) S.O. No. 3829(E) dated 27.12.2013
for a period of three financial years
till 2016-17 and amending the
project cost to Rs 24.49 crore.
3 Rs. 27.97 crore
Navjeevan Charitable Trust, Sankalap (cid:183) (cid:32) S.O. No. 3033(E) dated 7.10.2013 at
08, Jolly Bhavan No.1, 10, Sl. No. 9 for a period of three
New Marine lines, Mumbai- financial years till 2015-16 for
400 020. Rs. 27.97 crore
And, whereas, the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, on the basis of an
enquiry conducted by Income-tax Department and after having received no response despite adequate opportunity given
to it to show cause against the proposed withdrawal of approval granted to it under section 35AC, was satisfied under
sub-section (4) of section 35AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and recommended under sub section (5) of the said section4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
for withdrawal of approval granted under section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) in so far as it specifies
the trust and the project or scheme as mentioned in the table herein above.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) and (5) of section 35AC of the Income-
tax Act, 1961, the Central Government hereby withdraws the approval granted to Navjeevan Charitable Trust, 08, Jolly
Bhavan No.1,10, New Marine lines,Mumbai – 400 020 and withdraws the notifications of the Government of India, in
the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number S.O. No. 121(E) dated 12.1.2009 published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 (ii) as mentioned in the table herein above, in so far as it relates to the projects or
the scheme “Shree Navjeevan. Vocational Training Programme, Medical camps and goods & cloth distribution” and
S.O. No. 1860(E) dated 11.8.2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 (ii) as mentioned in
the table herein above, in so far as it relates to the projects or the scheme ‘A caring hand’ and S.O. No. 3033(E) dated
7.10.2013 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 (ii) as mentioned in the table herein above,
in so far as it relates to the projects or the scheme ‘Sankalap’ in the aforesaid notifications and makes the following
amendment in the said notifications, namely:-
The said notifications, relating to the project or the scheme being carried out by Navjeevan Charitable Trust,
08, Jolly Bhavan No.1, 10, New Marine lines,Mumbai-400 020. shall be treated as withdrawn and therefore, the
certificate furnished under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 35AC of Income-tax Act, 1961, if any, shall not be
taken into consideration while calculating the tax of the income under the Income-tax Act, 1961.
[No. 67/2016 / F.No.V.27015/5/2016-SO (NAT.COM)]
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