Lok Sabha Question No. 3130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: E-way Bill
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU, R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3130 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 th  JANUARY, 2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## 'E-way Bill'

## 3130. SHRI LAKHAN LALSAHU: SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is going to bring/likely to bring e-way bill on priority basis to prevent tax evasion;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has found any shortcomings in the extant system and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number of tax evaders on which action has been taken so far, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) & (b)  The GST Council, in its 24 th meeting has decided that the implementation of nationwide  e-  way bill system for inter-State movement of goods on a compulsory basis shall  start  from  1 st February,  2018  while  the  States  may  implement  the  e-way  bill system for intra-State movement of goods on any date between 1 st February, 2018 and 1 st June, 2018.
- (c)   No Sir.
- (d)  As per the data available, the details of tax evaders on which action  has  been taken till  now is as per the table below:

| Number of tax evaders   | Number of tax evaders   | Number of tax evaders   | Number of tax evaders   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| State/UT                | State Authorities       | Central Authorities     | Total                   |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 5974                    | 0                       | 5974                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       |

| Assam                    | 0     | 0   |     0 |
|--------------------------|-------|-----|-------|
| Bihar                    | 30    | 0   |    30 |
| Chattisgarh              | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Goa                      | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Gujarat                  | 66    | 0   |    66 |
| Haryana                  | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 40    | 0   |    40 |
| Jammu and Kashmir        | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Jharkhand                | 202   | 0   |   202 |
| Karnataka                | 23    | 0   |    23 |
| Kerala                   | 1538  | 0   |  1538 |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 1     | 0   |     1 |
| Maharashtra              | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Manipur                  | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Meghalaya                | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Mizoram                  | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Nagaland                 | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Odisha                   | 504   | 0   |   504 |
| Punjab                   | 613   | 1   |   614 |
| Rajasthan                | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Sikkim                   | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Tamil Nadu               | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Telangana                | 93    | 0   |    93 |
| Tripura                  | 1     | 0   |     1 |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 8413  | 0   |  8413 |
| Uttarakhand              | 24    | 0   |    24 |
| West Bengal              | 0     | 0   |     0 |
| Daman &Diu               | NA    | 0   |     0 |
| Delhi                    | 0     | NA  |     0 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | NA    | 0   |     0 |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands | NA    | 0   |     0 |
| Lakshadweep              | NA    | 0   |     0 |
| Puducherry               | 4     | 0   |     4 |
| Chandigarh               | NA    | 0   |     0 |
| Total                    | 17526 | 1   | 17527 |

Details of the number of tax evaders on which action has been taken is not available in respect of Central tax authority of Delhi; and for the State/UT tax authorities of Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haweli and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Details in respect of the States/UTs  where  data  is  not  available  (NA)  is  being  collected  and  will  be  submitted  in  due course.