Customs & Import facilities to experts assigned to India under the various Aid Schemes viz. UN and its Specialised Agencies (Regular) Programme, UNDP, Colombo Plan, India French Programme and other Bilateral Technical Cooperation Agreements with Foreign Countries
Circular No. 705-Income Tax Section 80RRA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides, inter alia, for deduction from the gross total income, in respect of remuneration received in foreign currency by a technician for services rendered outside India. The deduction is at the rate of 50 per cent of the remuneration or 75 per cent of the remuneration as is brought into India, whichever is higher. The terms and conditions of services outside India of such technician are to be approved for the purposes of claiming the deduction
