Order under section 138(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act,1961 - Income Tax - F.No. 225/02/2021-ITA.II

F.No. 225/02/2021-ITA.II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes ***** New Delhi, the 11th February, 2021 Order under section 138(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act,1961 The Central Board of Direct taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under section 138(1)(a) of Income-tax Act, 1961 ( Act ), hereby directs that Director General of Income-tax (Systems), New Delhi shall be the specified authority for furnishing information to Chief Executive Officer, Center for e-Governance, Government of Karnataka , as notified vide Notification No. 05/2021 dated 11th February, 2021 for the purposes of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 138 of the Act. 2. The mechanism of sharing of information shall be:- (i) Notified Authority of Government of Karnataka shall furnish the PAN or Aadhaar of the relevant set of citizens with DGIT (Systems) along with the Assessment Year(s); (ii) Based on the input parameters, DGIT (Systems) shall furnish the response to Government of Karnataka: (a) In the form of flags Yes/No/Not Available based on the income-tax payee status of the shared PAN/Aadhaar and Assessment Year(s). (b) PAN number against the Aadhaar provided (if available). (Rajarajeswari R.) Under Secretary to the Government of India