Donations For Construction Of Ayodhya Mosque Made Tax Free

Ayodhya:

The federal government has granted tax exemption to these contributing for the development of the mosque in Ayodhya, for which the Supreme Courtroom had allotted 5 acres within the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi land dispute case, in accordance with members of the belief overseeing the mission. Final 12 months, an analogous exemption was given for the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The choice got here 9 months after the Indo-Islamic Cultural Basis (IICF), the belief overseeing the mission, first utilized for it.

Basis chairman Zafar Farooqui stated they’d utilized for the tax exemption underneath Part 80G of the Revenue Tax Act on September 1 final 12 months and the appliance was rejected on January 21.

They reapplied on February 3 and replied to queries by March 10, he stated.

Part 80G of the Revenue Tax Act permits for donations made to specified aid funds and charitable organisations to be thought of as deductions from gross complete revenue earlier than being eligible for taxable revenue.

Athar Hussain, secretary of the belief, stated they acquired the certificates approving it on Friday.

The objections and queries raised by the Revenue Tax Division and the procedural delay impeded donations for the development of the mosque, he stated. “Contributions from overseas too remained choked,” he stated.

“Until now, we’ve acquired Rs 20 Lakh. We now have not launched any marketing campaign for the donations. All well-wishers have donated voluntarily,” stated Mr Hussain.

Just lately, the Indo-Islamic Cultural Basis has submitted to the Ayodhya Improvement Authority the constructing plan of the mosque, which shall be constructed at Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village.

Beneath the mission, a 300-bed super-specialty hospital, a group kitchen and a analysis centre to focus on the group’s contribution to nation constructing can even be constructed.

The mosque can have sufficient house to accommodate round 2,000 folks at a time.