The income taxation section volition stock information with the Food Ministry to weed retired ineligible beneficiaries nether the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
Under the PMGKAY, escaped ration is provided to mediocre families who bash not wage income tax.
The authorities has budgeted Rs 2.03 lakh crore towards PMGKAY successful FY26, higher than Rs 1.97 lakh crore successful the revised estimates for the existent fiscal.
In an bureau order, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the Director General of Income Tax (Systems) volition beryllium the authorization to furnish accusation to the Joint Secretary Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) successful the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
As per the sharing mechanism, DFPD shall furnish the Aadhaar Number oregon PAN on with the Assessment Year(s) to DGlT (Systems), New Delhi. If the PAN is provided oregon the provided Aadhaar is linked with PAN, DGIT (Systems), New Delhi shall furnish the effect to DFPD regarding the threshold income arsenic per the I-T section database.
If the provided Aadhaar Number is not linked to immoderate PAN successful the I-T database, DGIT (Systems), New Delhi, volition pass the DFPD.
The frequence of furnishing specified effect and mode of speech of accusation shall beryllium decided by the DGlT (Systems) and DFPD.
To facilitate the process of furnishing information, DGIT (Systems) would participate into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DFPD.
The MoU would see the mode of transportation of data, attraction of confidentiality, mechanics for harmless preservation of data, weeding retired aft usage, etc.
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched with the circumstantial intent of ameliorating the hardships faced by the mediocre and needy owed to economical disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak successful the country.
The play for organisation of free-of-cost nutrient grains nether the PMGKAY has been extended for 5 years with effect from January 1, 2024.