Fact Check – Will No income tax for senior citizens above 75?

Fact Check: Today, the Internet is the biggest weapon of the people. With the help of this, it has become easy to do many things—Internet use is interesting daily. Now, even children are becoming fond of the Internet. Internet people have also become Internet lovers. Every day, some messages go viral on social media.

There are some messages, after seeing which people are stunned. A message is going viral these days claiming that senior citizens above 75 will not have to pay taxes. It is said that 75 years of India’s independence will be completed, so older people above 75 will no longer have to pay taxes.

What was the claim made in the viral message?

The viral message on social media reads, “Big announcement of the central government – these people will not have to pay tax. In the completing years of India’s independence, senior citizens above 75 will not have to pay taxes on their salaries.

Senior citizens living on income from pension and other schemes in India will not have to pay any tax. They will not have to file income tax returns; senior citizens are exempt from this.

A message circulating on social media claims that as India commemorates 75 years of its Independence, senior citizens above 75 years of age will no longer have to pay taxes.#PIBFactCheck

✔️This message is #fake pic.twitter.com/kFVbGje5FB

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 29, 2024

Do you know the truth about this viral claim?

PIB Fact Check has clarified that this claim is entirely false. That is, there is no truth in this viral message. That is, senior citizens above 75 will not have to pay taxes; the government has taken no such decision.

While posting this message, PIB Fact Check wrote that it was fake. Senior citizens above 75 years of age with only pension and interest income are exempted from filing ITR. This claim going viral is entirely bogus.