ITR-7 Filers' Tax Liability Nearly Triples to ₹1,043 Crore

Some groups in India, like charities, schools, colleges, research groups, and political parties, have to send a special tax form called ITR-7 to the government.

This form tells the government how much income these groups have.

Many of these groups do not have to pay tax if they use their money for charitable or religious work, as long as they follow certain rules.

A government minister, Pankaj Chaudhary, told Parliament on Tuesday how much tax these groups owed over the last five years.

In the year 2021-22, they owed 356 crore rupees.

By the year 2025-26, that amount had grown to 1,043 crore rupees — about three times as much.

The amount went up and down in between: 419 crore, then 816 crore, then 781 crore.

The biggest jump happened between 2022-23 and 2023-24, when the tax bill nearly doubled.

The news does not explain exactly why the tax bill went up, and a bigger bill does not mean every group has to pay tax.