Order under section 138(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Income Tax - F. No. 225/106/2024/ITA-II

F. No. 225/106/2024/ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, the 9th July, 2024 Order under section 138(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 138 of Income-tax Act, 1961 ( the Act ), hereby directs that Director General of Income-tax (Systems), Delhi shall be the specified authority for furnishing information to Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) Secretary to Government, Agriculture Co-operation Department, Government of Telangana as notified by Notification No. 52/2024 (S.O.: 2661(E)) dated 09.07.2024 for the purposes of said clause. 2. The mechanism of sharing of information shall be as under: (i) Government of Telangana shall furnish the Aadhar Number and PANs for which Income Tax Payers status is required, along with the Assessment Years(s) to DGIT (Systems). (ii) DGIT (Systems), Delhi shall furnish the response to Government of Telangana in the form of flag Y, N, NA based on the income-tax payer s status of the shared Aadhar Number/ PAN and Assessment Year(s). (iii) The frequency of furnishing such response and Mode of exchange of information shall be decided by the DGIT (Systems), Delhi in consultation with the requesting Government. 3. To facilitate the process of furnishing information, Director General of Income-tax (Systems), Delhi shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with notified authority of Government of Telangana, which inter alia shall include the mode of transfer of data, maintenance of confidentiality, mechanism for safe preservation of data, weeding out after usage, etc. The timeline for furnishing information shall also be decided by Director General of Income-tax (Systems), Delhi in consultation with the notified authority and included in the said MoU. 4. A copy of MoU shall be forwarded to this Division for record purposes. (Ravinder Maini) Director to the Government of India