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1961Section 80GGC

80GGC. Deduction in respect of contributions given by any person to political parties.

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From the Income Tax Department's correspondence.

In computing the total income of an assessee, being any person, except local authority and every artificial juridical person wholly or partly funded by the Government, there shall be deducted any amount of contribution made by him, in the previous year, to a political party or an electoral trust :

Provided that no deduction shall be allowed under this section in respect of any sum contributed by way of cash.

Explanation.—For the purposes of sections 80GGB and 80GGC, "political party" means a political party registered under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951).

Income-tax Act, 1961: text as on 22 May 2026 · Official source ↗ ·