Section 40 — Conditions subject to which a skill development project is to be notified under section 47(1)(b)

(1) The company undertaking a skill development project (herein referred as the project) shall maintain separate books of account for the project notifiedunder section 47(1)(b) and get such books of account audited by an accountant as defined in section 515(3)(b).
(2) The audit report referred to in sub-rule (1) shall include the comments of the auditor on the true and fair view of the books of account maintained for theproject, the genuineness of the activities of the project, and the fulfilment of the conditions specified in the relevant provisions of the Act, rules, or theconditions mentioned in notification issued under rule 39.
(3) A project in respect of existing employees of the company shall not be eligible for notification under section 47(1)(b), where the training of suchemployees commences after six months of their recruitment.
(4) The expenses, eligible for deduction under section 47(1)(b), shall be all expenses incurred wholly and exclusively for undertaking an eligible project asreduced by—
(a) the cost of any land or building; and
(b) any expenditure on the project that is reimbursed or reimbursable to the assessee by any person, whether directly or indirectly.
(5) The company shall, on or before the due date of furnishing the return of income under section 263(1), furnish the audited statement of accounts of theproject for the tax year along with the audit report and the amount of deduction claimed under section 47(1)(b), to the Commissioner of Income-tax havingjurisdiction over the company.
(6) If it is found by the Commissioner of Income-tax that—
(a) the company has not maintained separate books of account for the project or has not got such books of account audited by an accountant in accordancewith sub-rule (1); or(b) the company has not furnished the documents referred to in sub-rule (5); or
(c) the company has ceased to carry out activities of the project; or
(d) the activities of the project of the company are not genuine; or
(e) the activities of the project of the company are not being carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act, rules, or the conditionssubject to which the notification was issued under rule 39,he shall, after making appropriate inquiries, furnish a report on the circumstances referred to in clauses (a) to (e) to the Board for appropriate action under rule39(14).
(7) If the National Council for Vocational Education and Training is not satisfied about the genuineness of the activities of the notified project, it shall send itsrecommendation to the Board for appropriate action under rule 39(14).
(8) For the purposes of this rule and rule 39,—
(a) "eligible company" means a company, which is—(i) engaged in the business of manufacture or production of any article or thing, not being an article or thing mentioned at serial numbers 1 and 2of the list of articles or things specified in the Thirteenth Schedule; or(ii) engaged in providing the following services:1. accounting services;2. architect services;3. automobile repair or maintenance;4. banking, insurance and financial services including ATM installation, maintenance and operations or banking correspondents orinsurance agents;5. beauty and cosmetology, including hair styling or manicurists or pedicurists;6. cable operators or Direct To Home (DTH) services;7. cargo handling and stevedoring services;8. construction including painting or woodwork or plumbing or flooring or electrical wiring or installation or maintenance of lifts;9. courier services;10. design services including fashion or gems and jewellery or apparel or industrial designing;11. event management;12. facilities management, housekeeping, cleaning services;13. fire and safety services;14. food processing or preservation services, including post harvesting and post farm-gate skills;15. health and wellness services including spa or nutritionists or weight management or health instructors or yoga or gym trainers;16. home decor services, landscaping;17. hospital and Healthcare services, such as Lab technicians, nursing and other paramedical staff;18. hospitality, including culinary skills or catering services;19. logistics and transportation by any mode, including by air, sea, road, rail or pipelines, and related services such as driving oroperation of heavy machinery equipment, forwarding agents, packers and movers;20. market research services;21. media or film or advertising;22. mining and extraction of mineral resources, including hydrocarbons;23. packaging and warehousing, including both ambient temperature storage and cold storage, operation of internal container depots andcontainer freight stations;24. port and maritime services such as dredging, piloting, tug boat operations, ship building, ship scrapping and bunkering;
25. power sector services, including those required for erection or installation or maintenance of equipment or towers, etc. in generation,transmission or distribution sector projects;26. private security, including guards, supervisors, installation and maintenance of security equipment etc.;27. refrigeration and air-conditioning;28. repair and maintenance services, including installation and servicing of household goods or white goods;29. retail marketing, including shop floor assistants or merchandisers;30. telecom services, including erection and maintenance of towers; and31. travel and tourism, including guides or ticketing or sales or cab drives;(b) "National Council for Vocational Education and Training" means the National Council constituted by the Ministry of Skill Development andEntrepreneurship vide Notification No. SD-17/113/2017-E&PW dated 5-12-2018;(c) "State Council for Vocational Training" means a State Council for Training in Vocational Trades established by a State Government; and
(d) "training institute" means a training institute—(i) set up by the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority;(ii) affiliated to a State Council for Vocational Training;(iii) affiliated to, or approved by, or empanelled by, the National Council for Vocational Education and Training;(iv) affiliated to, or approved by, or empanelled by, the Central Government and certified by the National Council for Vocational Education andTraining as having training standards equivalent to training institutes affiliated to the National Council for Vocational Education and Training;or(v) affiliated to, or approved by or empanelled by, the State Government and certified by the National Council for Vocational Education andTraining or a State Council for Vocational Training as having training standards equivalent to training institutes affiliated to the NationalCouncil for Vocational Education and Training or, as the case may be, the State Council for Vocational Training.