CBDT press release · 17 Nov 2025
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CBDT Chairman Shri Ravi Agrawal inaugurates Taxpayers’ Lounge at the India International Trade Fair (IITF), 2025, highlighting taxpayers as partners in nation-building
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Check the official recordThe Central Board of Direct Taxes establishes a Taxpayers’ Lounge at the India International Trade Fair 2025 in New Delhi. The lounge provides taxpayer services and educational resources to visitors from 14 November 2025 to 27 November 2025. Services include assistance with PAN applications, Aadhaar-PAN linking, e-filing, and tax credit queries. The facility also offers information on international taxation, faceless assessment, and grievance redressal. A dedicated children’s corner provides interactive activities to teach young visitors about taxation and civic duties. The initiative aims to promote taxpayer awareness and highlight the role of taxpayers in nation-building.
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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 17th November, 2025
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CBDT Chairman Shri Ravi Agrawal inaugurates Taxpayers’ Lounge at the India International Trade Fair (IITF), 2025, highlighting taxpayers as partners in nation-building
CBDT also unveils new informational material on taxpayer awareness and facilitation at IITF 2025
Special Children’s Corner and interactive activities focus on building awareness of taxation and nation-building among young visitors
As part of its annual outreach initiative, the Income Tax Department has set up the Taxpayers’ Lounge at the India International Trade Fair (IITF), 2025, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from 14th to 27th November, 2025.
Shri Ravi Agrawal, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), inaugurated the Taxpayers’ Lounge today at Hall No. 4, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, in the august presence of the Members of the CBDT and senior officers of the Income Tax Department. Built around the theme of ‘प् रतराज, एतराष्निरामाा’ (“Every State, a Nation Builder”), the Lounge highlights the vital role of taxpayers in strengthening India’s federal and economic fabric and aims to raise awareness about taxpayer services and educate citizens about their rights and responsibilities in a simple and engaging manner.
Reflecting the spirit of “एकभारत, श्रे भारत” (“Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat”), the pavilion’s central installation showcases the unity and collective progress of the nation. It conveys how India’s cultural and regional diversity contributes to a strong, cohesive and forward-looking country. The Lounge offers various services and user-friendly resources to engage and educate the taxpayers, such as:
Chairman, CBDT, along with Members of CBDT and senior officers, marking the formal opening of the Taxpayers’ Lounge at Hall No. 4, Pragati Maidan.
With the aim of building awareness among the next generation, the Lounge features a special Children’s Corner where young visitors can engage in hands-on, interactive activities that introduce them to key concepts of taxation and civic duties in a playful setting. This space offers activities like Board Games, VR games, Digital Comic Books, the 'Aaycar' game, etc.
The central installation at the pavilion showcasing the theme ‘Every State, a Nation Builder’.
Adding a touch of entertainment for visitors, the Lounge also hosts activities such as Nukkad Natak, quiz shows, drawing and painting competitions for children, magic shows and other interactive engagements on the themes of taxation and nation-building.
The Taxpayers’ Lounge reflects the Department’s evolution as a model of e-governance and an enabler for honest taxpayers. It highlights the role of taxpayers as partners in nation-building and reiterates the Department’s commitment to transparent and technology-driven services in alignment with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
(V. Rajitha) Commissioner of Income Tax (Media & Technical Policy) & Official Spokesperson, CBDT
