Forum of Regulators receives tax exemption under section 10(46) for government grants and membership fees

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....The Central Government issued Notification No. 66/2025 under section 10(46) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, granting tax exemption to the Forum of Regulators, a statutory authority established under the Electricity Act, 2003. The exemption applies to specified income including government grants, membership fees from electricity regulatory commissions, and interest on bank deposits. The notification operates retrospectively from FY 2011-12 to 2015-16, covering assessment years 2012-13 to 2016-17. Exemption conditions require the authority to refrain from commercial activities, maintain unchanged income nature, and file mandatory returns under section 139(4C)(g). The government certified no adverse impact from the retrospective application of this tax exemption notification.....