CBDT Approves Income-Tax Data Sharing With Andhra Pradesh Government For Beneficiary Identification:

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), under the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Government of India, has authorised the Director General of Income Tax (Systems), Delhi, as the specified authority to share information about income taxpayers with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The information will be used to identify eligible beneficiaries for various welfare schemes being implemented by the state government.

The aforementioned authority has been granted vide an Order dated September 9, 2026, under Section 258(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025. On the same day, the Central Government also notified the Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C), Government of Andhra Pradesh, as the specified authority under Section 258(1)(b) of the Act for receiving such information.

Under the mechanism prescribed by the CBDT, the Andhra Pradesh Government will provide Aadhaar numbers or PANs along with the relevant Assessment Year or Tax Year to the DGIT (Systems). Where a PAN is provided, or where the Aadhaar number is linked with a PAN in the Income Tax Department database, the DGIT (Systems) will provide a “Yes/No/Not Available” response based on the mutually agreed income threshold.

If an Aadhaar number is not linked with any PAN in the Income Tax Department database, the response will state that the information cannot be provided due to the absence of PAN-Aadhaar linkage.

The frequency and mode of sharing the information will be decided by the DGIT (Systems) in consultation with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The two authorities will also enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering the data transfer process, confidentiality requirements, secure preservation of information and deletion of data after its intended use.

The timeline for furnishing the information will also be mutually decided and incorporated into the MoU. A copy of the MoU will be forwarded to the concerned CBDT division for record purposes.