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Economy & business fact checks

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FACTLYEconomy & business

The Income Tax Department will have the authority to access individuals’ emails and social media accounts to curb tax evasion starting 01 April 2026.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review says the Income Tax Act, 2025 takes effect on 01 April 2026, but its Section 247 does not grant new powers to access private digital accounts. It says emails and other digital records may be examined only within the lawful scope of an official search or survey, and describes the claim of general access as unsupported by the law. [S1]

FACTLYEconomy & business

The Supreme Court of India, in Civil Writ Petition No. 2490 and Case No. 8222/2024, reduced the pension commutation recovery period from 15 years to 10 years and 8 months due to falling interest rates. The government also issued an gazette notification in this regard.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the Gazette graphic concerns PFRDA and the National Pension System, not pension commutation, and that the cited cases were filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court—not the Supreme Court. It says no ruling or notification reduced the 15-year restoration period to 10 years and 8 months; the applicable rule remains 15 years.