My Income Tax : My Pride Poster & Painting Competition 2026
Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
📌About the Event
The My Income Tax – My Pride Poster & Painting Competition 2026 is a national-level creative contest organized by the Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, in collaboration with MyGov as part of the 167th Income Tax Day celebrations. Participants can use posters, paintings, or hand-drawn sketches to highlight how responsible taxation supports nation-building, public welfare, infrastructure, education, healthcare, economic growth, and the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Mode: Online
- Submission Platform: MyGov
- Suggested Theme: “Mission Viksit Bharat 2047: Every Taxpayer Counts”
- Participants can submit:
- Paintings
- Posters
- Hand-drawn sketches
- Entries must be uploaded in JPG or PDF format.
- Entries are required to be bilingual, in Hindi and English
📅 Important Dates
- Registration: 24 July 2026, 5:01 PM IST
- Last Date to Submit: 24 August 2026, 11:59 PM IST
- Result Announcement: Results will be announced through the official MyGov website
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Open to Indian citizens.
- School students, college students, and youth can participate.
- Submission Rules:
- Only one entry per participant is permitted.
- Multiple submissions by the same participant will result in disqualification.
- Artwork must be original and created solely by the participant.
- Copied, plagiarised, AI-generated, or previously published artwork will be rejected.
- Participants may be asked to submit the original artwork for verification.
- Offensive, defamatory, inappropriate, or objectionable content will lead to disqualification.
- The Income Tax Department may use submitted artwork for awareness, educational, promotional, and publicity purposes with acknowledgement to the participant.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- 🥇 First Prize: ₹50,000
- 🥈 Second Prize: ₹30,000
- 🥉 Third Prize: ₹20,000
- Winners may need to provide valid identity, age, address, school ID where applicable, and bank account details before prize money is released.