Order under section 138(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Sharing of information regarding Income Tax payers for identification of eligible beneficiaries under "Mukhyamantri Mazi Ladki Bahin Yojana". - Income Tax - F. No. 225/213/2024-ITA.II

F. No. 225/213/2024-ITA.II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, the 06th June, 2025 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), New Delhi shall be the specified authority for furnishing information to Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, Women and Child Development, as notified by Notification No 54/2025 (S.O. 2479(E))dated 03.06.2025 in connection with sharing of information regarding Income Tax payers for identification of eligible beneficiaries under Mukhyamantri Mazi Ladki Bahin Yojana . 2. The mechanism of sharing of information shall be as under: (i) Government of Maharashtra shall furnish the Aadhaar Number(s) or PAN(s) along with the Assessment Year(s) to DGIT (Systems), New Delhi. (ii) If the PAN is provided or the provided Aadhaar is linked with PAN, DGIT (Systems), New Delhi shall furnish the response to Government of Maharashtra in the form of flag Yes/No/Not Available in respect of the Income tax return filing status and threshold income level of the shared Aadhaar Number(s)/ PAN(s) and Assessment Year(s) as per the ITD database. (iii) If the provided Aadhaar Number is not linked with any PAN in the ITD database, DGIT(Systems), New Delhi shall furnish the response to Government of Maharashtra in the form of flag Information cannot be made available due to absence of PAN-Aadhaar linkage . (iv) The frequency of furnishing such response and Mode of exchange of information shall be decided by the DGIT (Systems), New Delhi in consultation with the Government of Maharashtra. 3. To facilitate the process of furnishing information, Director General of Income-tax (Systems), New Delhi shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) with notified authority of Government of Maharashtra, 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), New Delhi in consultation with the notified authority and as included in the said MoU. 4. A copy of the MoU shall be forwarded to this Division for record purposes. (Dr. Castro Jayaprakash T.) Under Secretary to the Government of India