Lok Sabha Question No. 1350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Direct Tax Collection
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1350 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018 20 MAGHA SAKA 1939

## DIRECT TAX COLLECTION

1350.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to State:

- (a)  the  total  direct  tax  revenue  received  by  the  Government  from  various  States/UTs particularly Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the targets set by the Government for the collection of direct taxes during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether there has been a shortfall in the direct tax collection during the said period, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for the loss;
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  the  steps  contemplated  by  the  Government  to  make  the  system  of  direct  tax collection more effective?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

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- (a)    The  details  of  total  direct  tax  received  by  the  Government  from  various States/UTs  particularly  Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  last  three  years  is  attached  as annexure.    With  regard  to  direct  tax  revenue  received  by  the  Government  from various States/UTs during the current financial year, it is stated that the said data is compiled only after the completion of the financial year.

(b) to (d) The data of direct taxes collections vis-à-vis the Revised Estimates for the last three financial years is as under:

(Rs. in crores)

| Financial year               | Revised Estimates   |   Direct Taxes Collections | %age of Revised Estimates Achieved   |
|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                      | 705628              |                     695744 | 98.60%                               |
| 2015-16                      | 752021              |                     741945 | 98.66%                               |
| 2016-17                      | 847098              |                     849713 | 100.31%                              |
| 2017-18 (Up to January 2018) | 10,05,000           |                     695469 | 69.20%                               |

The budgetary targets are set before the beginning of the relevant  financial year on the basis of the GDP forecast and expected buoyancy in direct taxes.  These estimates are revised before the end of the financial year on the basis of the growth achieved up to that period.  The shortfall/excess in the years under reference has been within reasonable limits.

(e) In order to maximize direct tax collections, the field officers have been asked to take several steps including monitoring of advance tax payments  by top taxpayers, recovery of outstanding demand,  monitoring payment of tax deducted at source by top deductors,  organizing awareness programmes regarding TDS/TCS provisions for proper  compliance,    utilizing  information  available  through  Statement  of  Financial Transaction (SFT) and other agencies for detection of cases of tax evasion and new tax-payers,  enforcement  action  by  way  of  searches  and  surveys,    efforts  towards widening of tax base,  early disposal of high demand assessments and appeals for early recovery of demand, multi-media campaign to encourage voluntary compliance of  tax  laws,  monitoring    of  payment  of  Dividend  Distribution  Tax  and  Regular Assessment Tax, etc.

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## State/UT wise collection of Direct Taxes

## Annexure

(In Rs. Crore)

| Financial Year    | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| States/UT         |           |           |           |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 29769.01  | 34057.29  | 36241.34  |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 17.19     | 127.72    | 169.38    |
| Assam             | 3658.69   | 3982.79   | 4709.99   |
| Bihar             | 4425.75   | 5425.54   | 6519.42   |
| Jharkhand         | 1344.70   | 3597.40   | 4546.72   |
| Goa               | 2820.02   | 1600.30   | 2248.96   |
| Gujarat           | 35912.46  | 33964.61  | 38808.27  |
| Haryana           | 12638.80  | 16741.96  | 20312.64  |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 2042.42   | 2085.17   | 2458.67   |
| Jammu Kashmir     | 1284.22   | 1383.96   | 1091.08   |
| Karnataka         | 60595.22  | 72040.94  | 85920.98  |
| Kerala            | 11909.69  | 10171.03  | 13779.42  |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 14262.57  | 12237.37  | 15768.55  |
| Chhatisgarh       | 1286.86   | 2996.61   | 3678.98   |
| Maharashtra       | 277720.11 | 287005.33 | 314056.27 |
| Manipur           | 53.31     | 67.66     | 128.36    |
| Meghalaya         | 292.75    | 701.51    | 791.71    |
| Mizoram           | 39.79     | 51.36     | 111.70    |
| Nagaland          | 30.36     | 40.26     | 160.33    |
| Delhi             | 91247.90  | 101664.01 | 108882.50 |
| Odisha            | 9871.25   | 7264.39   | 9339.21   |
| Punjab            | 7072.98   | 8225.04   | 10320.01  |
| Rajasthan         | 13146.11  | 13352.75  | 20182.09  |
| Sikkim            | 323.88    | 199.43    | 261.35    |
| Tamil Nadu        | 44732.62  | 50522.36  | 60077.95  |
| Tripura           | 138.91    | 206.23    | 264.52    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 27159.83  | 24981.22  | 29309.60  |
| Uttrakhand        | 1750.63   | 2288.42   | 2735.68   |
| West Bengal       | 27793.48  | 29795.17  | 35175.89  |

| Financial Year   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| States/UT        |           |           |           |
| Telengana        | 439.46    | 1955.31   | 3452.85   |
| Total            | 683780.97 | 728733.34 | 831504.42 |
| Andaman Nicobar  | 93.37     | 60.83     | 68.14     |
| Chandigarh       | 1922.65   | 1773.56   | 2077.37   |
| Daman and Diu    | 188.63    | 185.24    | 226.44    |
| Dadar N. Haveli  | 290.20    | 157.68    | 194.93    |
| Puducherry       | 385.89    | 466.95    | 584.32    |
| Lakshadweep      | 2.84      | 14.08     | 18.58     |
| Total            | 2883.58   | 2658.34   | 3169.78   |
| C.T.D.S.         | 9124.29   | 10330.92  | 15144.28  |
| Grand Total      | 695788.85 | 741722.60 | 849818.48 |

Source: Pr. CCA CBDT.