Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched 'PRARAMBH 2026', a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about the new Income Tax Act 2025, which will come into effect on April 1st, 2026. The campaign aims to ensure a smooth rollout through multi-channel communication, taxpayer guidance materials in multiple languages, and digital tools like a new user-friendly Income Tax Website 2.0 and an AI-enabled chatbot called 'Kar Saathi'. The Minister stressed the importance of an empathetic, technology-driven, and trust-based tax administration with a focus on stability and simplicity in the new law.
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launches 'PRARAMBH 2026' - Income Tax Department's nationwide awareness campaign on Income Tax Act, 2025
The Union Finance Minister also unveils a new user-friendly Income Tax Website 2.0FM Smt. Sitharaman calls for empathetic, technology-driven and trust-based tax administration, and stresses on need for stability, simplicity and minimal amendments in New Tax Law Revenue Secretary highlights capacity building and nationwi
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PRARAMBH 2026 is a nationwide awareness campaign launched by the Income Tax Department to inform the public about the key features of the new Income Tax Act 2025.
The new Income Tax Act 2025 is set to come into effect from April 1st, 2026.
A new user-friendly Income Tax Website 2.0 and an AI-enabled chatbot named 'Kar Saathi' have been launched to assist taxpayers with the new Act, Rules, and Forms.
The department is using a multimedia approach including print, radio, television, digital and social media, and has launched brochures in 10 regional languages alongside English and Hindi.
The Finance Minister urged for an empathetic, technology-driven, and trust-based tax administration, emphasising stability, simplicity, and minimal amendments in the new tax law.
'Nagrik Devo Bhava' (The Citizen is God) guides the citizen-centric approach of the Income Tax Department's outreach and facilitation initiative.