New Delhi: Soon Income Tax Department will be sharing personal data like PAN, residential proof and mobile number of a tax payer earning over Rs 10 lakh per annum with the Oil Ministry to block the subsidised cooking gas of those with the higher incomes.

“This tax data with the Oil Ministry will ensure that all those who have income above Rs 10 lakh per year will automatically be barred from getting subsidised cooking gas cylinders. The data will be processed by the Oil Ministry and only names of those ineligible will be shared with the concerned LPG distributor on field, a senior official said.

The department said the government wants to check the theft in this regard and hence the data is being shared between the two departments.

“While some individuals and households have already given up this subsidy voluntarily after government asked them to do so, there are many who have not done so. The government wants to check pilferage in this regard and hence the data is being shared between the two departments,” the official added.

The I-T department will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the oil ministry to begin the transfer of data. The department has assured that the process would be done in a safe and confidential manner.

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