As part of the nationwide outreach campaign "PRARAMBH 2026", the Income Tax Department, Rajasthan Region, Jaipur organised a Mega Awareness Programme on 22.05.2026 at Aayakar Hall, NCRB, Jaipur to spread awareness regarding the New Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026 among taxpayers and stakeholders.

The programme was chaired by Shri Sumeet Kumar, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Rajasthan, Jaipur. Addressing the gathering, he highlighted the Government's efforts towards simplification of tax laws, promotion of trust-based governance, decriminalisation of various provisions of the Income-tax Act, timely taxpayer services, and data-driven NUDGE campaigns aimed at encouraging voluntary compliance.

Shri Sumeet Kumar, IRS, also launched brochures, Samvaad sessions, comic books, Kar Setu, and a locally developed taxpayer guidance booklet covering important aspects of forms, sections, and rules under the new tax regime. The booklet contains comparative tables of old and new forms and sections along with QR codes for Kar Setu, Kar Sathi, Comic Book, and the Converter Utility for migration from the old Act to the New Income-tax Act, 2025. The said booklet can be downloaded from the QR code below:

During the programme, departmental officers and members of the tax professional community delivered detailed presentations on the key features of the New Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026. Various taxpayer facilitation initiatives introduced by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) were also demonstrated during the event. These included "Kar Setu" FAQs, Al-powered chatbot "Kar Sathi", "Samvaad" outreach sessions, multilingual brochures, comic books, animated videos, and digital comparison utilities for old and new provisions, rules, and forms. The programme was followed by interactive questions and answers session.

Around 150-200 participants, including representatives from industries, multinational companies (MNCs), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India / CIRC members, charitable trusts, tax professionals, taxpayers, and departmental officials attended the event.

As part of the "PRARAMBH 2026" campaign, similar outreach programmes will also be organised across Rajasthan at Alwar on 25.05.2026; at Ajmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jhunjhunu and Udaipur on 26.05.2026; at Churu and Jodhpur on 28.05.2026; and at Bhiwadi, Kota and Udaipur on 29.05.2026.

Participants appreciated the Department's outreach efforts and described the initiative as an important step towards strengthening taxpayer engagement and building trust between taxpayers and the Department.

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