“Senior citizens above 75, reliant on pensions and welfare programs, are exempt from income taxes and IT returns”
What FACTLY found
The Government of India has not made any decision to exempt senior citizens above 75 years from paying taxes. However, effective from 01 April 2021, senior citizens above 75 years, with only pension and interest income, are exempt from filing ITR. Taxes, if applicable, are deducted by the specified bank after computing the income and eligible deductions
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 December 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ramarao.mantha/posts/pfbid0TYTdXe5nbs293NzWAeQCrFTv8eJZaYyhihcaA…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.