The Revenue Department of the Ministry of Finance has initiated several steps to boost growth and employment generation. Among these are lowering the corporate tax rates to 25% for new manufacturing companies, extension of tax benefits for housing sector so as to promote construction industry, rate of tax on royalty and fees for technical services reduced from 25% to 10%, and tax incentives for start-up India Similarly, it has taken various steps to give relief to the small tax payers and to small businesses and professionals. The limit of deduction that can be claimed under section 80C of Income tax Act 1961 has been enhanced from Rs. 1 lakh per annum to Rs. 2 lakh per annum, subject to the additional Rs. 50,000/- being contributed to NPS.  Further, the scope of presumptive taxation regime for small businesses has been extended by increasing the turnover up to Rs two crores.  The presumptive taxation benefit is now available for professionals having turnover of upto Rs. 50 lacs.