<h1>NITI Aayog Member Proposes Taxing Agricultural Income, Challenges Government's Stance Amid Political Sensitivity.</h1> A NITI Aayog member has advocated for taxing agricultural income, challenging the government's current stance. The suggestion includes removing personal income tax exemptions to broaden the tax base, which currently encompasses about 37 million people in a nation of 1.3 billion. The proposal involves taxing rural income, including agriculture, above a certain threshold, determined by averaging income over several years due to annual fluctuations. This issue is politically sensitive, with the Finance Minister recently assuring that agricultural income will not be taxed. The comments were made during a briefing on NITI Aayog's three-year economic action agenda.