GJEPC and Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) co-organised an outreach programme under the ‘Prarambh 2026’ initiative in Mumbai, on 8 May 2026. The programme focused on the Income-Tax Act, 2025 and Income Tax Rules, 2026, with emphasis on international taxation and transfer pricing.

 Nirupama Kotru, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation & Transfer Pricing), Western Zone, Mumbai, attended as chief guest, while Mohit Jain, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, was the guest of honour.

Senior officials from the department included  Sanjay Deshmukh, Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation);  Alok Kumar, Commissioner of Income Tax (Transfer Pricing);  Ramapriya Raghavan, Commissioner of Income Tax (Transfer Pricing);  Nischay Samaiya, CIT-OSD; and  Sanjeet Nair, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax.

The dignitaries were welcomed by  Shaunak Parikh, Vice Chairman, GJEPC;  Khushboo Ranawat, Western Regional Chairman, GJEPC;  Mehul Shah, Vice President, BDB;  Mittal Doshi, Convenor – BITC, GJEPC; and  Bharat Ghori, Co-Convenor, MSME, GJEPC.

Addressing the gathering,  Kotru said the new Income-tax Act, 2025 introduces a simpler, more transparent, technology-driven and taxpayer-friendly framework. She said the department launched outreach initiatives to strengthen engagement with taxpayers, encourage voluntary compliance, and build greater trust between industry and government.