Plant health management initiative to establish certified clean plant centres and accreditation enhancing horticulture resilience to climate impacts.
The programme will establish dedicated clean plant centres with diagnostic laboratories, trained staff, and operating procedures to maintain disease free foundation material, and will roll out a certification and accreditation scheme to test and certify planting materials and accredit private nurseries. Implementation is by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare through the National Horticulture Board and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, with consultations involving private nurseries, researchers, state governments, and growers' associations.

Authorised Economic Operator expansion promotes mutual recognition and trust based trade facilitation across international supply chains.
The CBIC convened a global programme to advance the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) voluntary compliance framework and expand reciprocal recognition through Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs). The event emphasised AEO's role in cargo security and trade facilitation via cooperation among importers, exporters, logistics providers and customs stakeholders, the need for capacity building for partners with limited capability, and operational measures-risk management, MSME engagement and technology-to strengthen supply chain resilience under the WCO SAFE Framework.

Investor State Dispute Settlement reform: training stresses aligning state obligations and investor protections and dispute prevention.
The training focused on Bilateral Investment Treaty standards-National Treatment, Most Favoured Nation, Fair and Equitable Treatment, and Full Protection and Security-and on aligning state obligations with investor protections to prevent and manage investor-state disputes, while addressing procedural features and legitimacy concerns of Investor State Dispute Settlement and practical dispute prevention and case management approaches.

PAN modernisation centralises PAN/TAN services into a secure unified portal, enabling free e PAN issuance and live QR validation.
PAN 2.0 consolidates PAN and TAN services onto a single Income Tax Department portal, enabling paperless allotment, updation, correction, OPV, Aadhaar PAN linking, e PAN issuance free of cost, and QR code validation linked to live PAN data; it adds a PAN Data Vault and ISO aligned security, a helpdesk, and duplicate PAN detection, while preserving existing PAN validity and maintaining TAN as a distinct compliance mechanism.

PAN as common business identifier consolidates PAN/TAN services into a unified digital portal, enabling paperless verification.
The PAN 2.0 Project creates a single unified portal consolidating all PAN/TAN services-allotment, updation, correction, Aadhaar PAN linking, online PAN validation, e PAN issuance and re print requests-while retaining existing PAN numbers unless a holder requests changes. It mandates paperless processes, provides specified updates free of charge, enhances data protection via a PAN Data Vault, offers helpdesk support and QR code validation, and deploys centralised duplicate detection mechanisms to enforce the rule against multiple PAN holdings.

PAN 2.0 Project modernizes taxpayer registration by making PAN a common identifier for streamlined digital services.
The PAN 2.0 Project is an e governance initiative to reengineer taxpayer registration by upgrading and consolidating the PAN/TAN ecosystem, integrating PAN validation, and establishing PAN as a Common Identifier to achieve data consistency, improved service delivery, eco friendly processes, cost optimization, and enhanced infrastructure security.

Repayment of government bonds repayable at par; holders must provide bank details or tender securities in advance.
Maturity proceeds for the bonds are payable at par on the stated maturity date with no further interest; payment will be adjusted to the previous working day if the date is a non working day or a State declared holiday. Payments to registered holders in SGL/CSGL or by stock certificate will be made by pay order with bank account particulars or by electronic credit, per Government Securities Regulations. Holders must submit bank account particulars in advance, or, absent those particulars, tender duly discharged securities at designated paying offices at least twenty days before maturity to obtain repayment.

Taxpayer services expanded through Taxpayers' Lounge offering PAN assistance, e-filing help, grievance redressal and outreach events
CBDT dedicated the Taxpayers' Lounge at the India International Trade Fair to deliver taxpayer services including PAN/e-PAN assistance, Aadhaar-PAN linking, e-filing and Form 26AS support, TDS queries, international taxation enquiries, Faceless Assessment and Appeal guidance, and e-Nivaran grievance facilitation, while also releasing five brochures and providing a Children's Corner and public events to promote tax awareness and e-governance.

Disclosure of foreign assets and income: campaign urges accurate Schedule FA/FSI reporting and use of revised returns.
CBDT has launched a Compliance Cum Awareness Campaign urging resident taxpayers to accurately disclose foreign assets and foreign source income by completing Schedule FA and Schedule FSI. The campaign leverages information from CRS and FATCA to identify potential non disclosures and will send targeted SMS/email reminders to filers. The guidance summarises required fields, asset categories, currency conversion rules, beneficial owner definitions, cross referencing to ITR heads and Form 67, and the opportunity to file a revised return to correct omissions and claim foreign tax relief.

MSME credit expansion urged: banks and NBFCs directed to boost lending and enhance rural outreach for enterprise growth.
The programme aims to improve MSME access to financial services by connecting clusters with banks, expanding SIDBI branches and Nari Shakti outlets, and advancing capacity building through an MoU with the Peenya Industries Association. It sets explicit MSME credit targets for banks and NBFCs, distributes sanction letters to MSME borrowers across sectors, and implements an increased PMMY Tarun Plus loan limit to accelerate lending and rural outreach.

Multilateral loan for climate resilient urban infrastructure supports upgraded water, sanitation, mobility, and institutional capacity.
A multilateral loan finances climate resilient upgrades to Uttarakhand urban infrastructure-water supply, sanitation, urban mobility, drainage, flood management, and public services-through construction of resilient pipelines, treatment and storage facilities, drains, roads, traffic systems, low emission buses, smart water meters, and early warning systems, while supporting institutional capacity building, revenue measures, gender mainstreaming, and women's livelihood and skills initiatives; the project is cofinanced on a parallel basis.