The Constitution of India
Exemption of property and income of a State from Union taxation
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 289
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceproperty and income of a State shall be exempt from Union taxation.
(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall prevent the Union from imposing, or authorising the
imposition of, any tax to such extent, if any, as Parliament may by law provide in respect of
a trade or business of any kind carried on by, or on behalf of, the Government of a State, or
any operations connected therewith, or any property used or occupied for the purposes of
such trade or business, or any income accruing or arising in connection therewith.
(3) Nothing in clause (2) shall apply to any trade or business, or to any class of trade or
business, which Parliament may by law declare to be incidental to the ordinary functions of
Government.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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