Validates Form No. 137 / Form 24G statement files before submission. By Protean eGov Technologies Ltd
- Windows
By the ToolsBharat teamLink checked 30 Oct 2026How we check
Quick answer
Form No. 137 (earlier Form 24G) File Validation Utility (FVU) is free software for Windows from Protean eGov Technologies Ltd. Validates Form No. 137 / Form 24G statement files before submission. Download it only from tinpan.proteantech.in. The latest version we track is 1.9. ToolsBharat links straight to the publisher's own download page, with no bundled offers.
- Latest version:
- 1.9
- Publisher:
- Protean eGov Technologies Ltd
- Official site:
- tinpan.proteantech.in
- Licence:
- Free — Government utility (by Protean for the Income Tax Department)
- Windows:
- Not stated (runs on Java)
Our verdict
Checks Form No. 137 (24G) statements for format errors and produces the statistics report the Accounts Office submits at a TIN Facilitation Centre. Only version 1.9 is accepted now — Protean says files validated with FVU 1.8 will be rejected.
Install guide · इंस्टॉल गाइड
- Windows
- Not stated (runs on Java)
- 1Install Java if it is not already on the PC.
- 2Download FORM24G_FVU_1.9.zip from Protean's Form No. 137 FVU page and extract it.
- 3Run 'Form No. 137 FVU.bat' and select your statement file.
- 4Fix any reported errors and validate again until the file is clean.
Fix: statement rejected after validationसमाधान: validation के बाद स्टेटमेंट रिजेक्ट हुआ
- 1Use FVU 1.9 — Protean states that files validated with FVU 1.8 will be rejected.
- 2Extract the new version into a fresh folder rather than over the old one.
Key features
- Validates regular and correction statements
- Creates the statistics report for submission
- Standalone Java utility
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Pros
- Pro: From Protean, the Income Tax Department's TIN service provider
- Pro: Download needs no login
Cons
- Con: Needs Java
- Con: Files validated with the older FVU 1.8 are rejected
What's new in 1.9
See what changed in 1.9 in the official release notes
Version history
Version 1.9Latest
date not stated- SHA-256
- The developer does not publish one
- Source
- Release notes
Requirements
- OS
- Not stated
- Architecture
- Not stated
- Also needs
- Java Runtime Environment
Licence
- Type
- Free
- Licence
- Government utility (by Protean for the Income Tax Department)
- Publisher
- tinpan.proteantech.in
Where these facts come from
Checked 30 Oct 2026
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