New Delhi, March 20 -- In a stirring address that blended patriotic fervour with a call for institutional transformation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged Income Tax officers to shed the old adversarial mindset and embrace a new spirit of partnership with taxpayers - setting the tone with the immortal lines of a beloved Hindi song: "Chhodo kal ki baatein, kal ki baat puraani, aao milkar likhenge hum Income Tax ki nai kahani, hum Hindustani."

The Finance Minister was speaking at the launch of PRARAMBH 2026 - the nationwide awareness campaign on the Income-tax Act, 2025, anchored around the theme of Policy Reform and Responsible Action for Mission Viksit Bharat.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commended income tax o...