Notification of Barnala Improvement Trust under Section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th January, 2026

S.O. 261(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (b) of clause (46A) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), (hereinafter referred to as “the Income-tax Act”), the Central Government hereby notifies the ‘Barnala Improvement Trust’ (PAN: AABTB1345E) (hereinafter referred to as “the assessee”), an authority constituted under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 (Punjab Act No. 4 of 1922), for the purposes of the said clause.

2. This notification shall be effective from the assessment year 2024-25, subject to the condition that the assessee continues to be a local authority constituted under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 (Punjab Act No. 4 of

1922. with one or more of the purposes specified in sub-clause (a) of clause (46A) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act.

[Notification No. 9 /2026/F. No. 300195/47/2024-ITA-I] HARDEV SINGH, Under Secy.

Explanatory Memorandum It is certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect (with effect from the year of application made before the Board/Department) to this notification.

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