Notification of Atal Pension Yojana under section 80CCD confirms its recognition as a pension scheme for tax purposes. Central Government notifies Atal Pension Yojana (APY) as a pension scheme for the purposes of section 80CCD of the Income tax Act, 1961 by exercising powers under sub section (1); the notification adopts the APY as published in the Gazette and comes into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.