Lok Sabha Question No. 1184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: GST Evasion
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1184

(TO BE ANSWERED ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020/BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)

## 'GST Evasion'

## 1184. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that the tax evasion has increased after the implementation of Goods and Services Tax(GST);
- (b) if so, the details of evasion detected and the amount involved since 1st July 2017;
- (c) the details of FIR registered and arrest initiated in this regard, State wise;
- (d) whether the Government is also aware about the involvement of tax officials in the evasion cases;
- (e) if so, the details of such officers along with the action taken against them, State-wise; and
- (f) the details of measures taken by the Government to prevent/reduce GST evasion cases?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a): No, Sir. There is no evidence to suggest that tax evasion has increased after the implementation of GST.
- (b) & (c): The details of GST evasion cases booked by Central GST Authorities, State & UT wise, are as follows:

## (Amt. in Rs. Cr)

|       |                          | 2017-18 to 2020-21 (July, 2017 to August, 2020)   | 2017-18 to 2020-21 (July, 2017 to August, 2020)   | 2017-18 to 2020-21 (July, 2017 to August, 2020)   |
|-------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State(s)/UT(s)           | Total No. of GST Evasion detected                 | Quantum of GST evasion                            | No of Arrest                                      |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1                                                 | 0.00                                              | 0                                                 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 293                                               | 3102.79                                           | 4                                                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 40                                                | 29.20                                             | 0                                                 |
| 4     | Assam                    | 100                                               | 422.69                                            | 0                                                 |

| 5   | Bihar                              |   823 |   1394.37 |   0 |
|-----|------------------------------------|-------|-----------|-----|
| 6   | Chandigarh                         |    49 |     39.9  |   0 |
| 7   | Chhattisgarh                       |   423 |   2328.88 |   3 |
| 8   | Daman &Diu and Dadra- Nagar Haveli |    71 |    205.45 |   3 |
| 9   | Delhi                              |  3182 |  14022.5  |  63 |
| 10  | Goa                                |    81 |   7565.05 |   0 |
| 11  | Gujarat                            |  1739 |   4364.34 |  61 |
| 12  | Haryana                            |  1708 |   3182.32 |  10 |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh                   |   110 |    271.36 |   0 |
| 14  | Jammu &Kashmir                     |   103 |    256.27 |   0 |
| 15  | Jharkhand                          |   406 |   1040.23 |   1 |
| 16  | Karnataka                          |   947 |   8782.78 |  19 |
| 17  | Kerala                             |   316 |   1497.06 |   3 |
| 18  | Ladakh                             |     0 |      0    |   0 |
| 19  | Lakshadweep                        |     1 |      0    |   0 |
| 20  | Madhya Pradesh                     |   449 |   3393.72 |  23 |
| 21  | Maharashtra                        |  2540 |  20056    |  57 |
| 22  | Manipur                            |     4 |      0.05 |   0 |
| 23  | Meghalaya                          |    42 |     48.04 |   0 |
| 24  | Mizoram                            |     7 |     50.02 |   0 |
| 25  | Nagaland                           |    16 |     21.93 |   0 |
| 26  | Odisha                             |   464 |   1853.19 |  10 |
| 27  | Pudhucherry                        |    91 |     69.37 |   0 |
| 28  | Punjab                             |   353 |    656.27 |   6 |
| 29  | Rajasthan                          |  1256 |   2443.77 |  36 |
| 30  | Sikkim                             |    26 |    180.5  |   0 |
| 31  | Tamil Nadu                         |  1273 |   4167.91 |  31 |
| 32  | Telangana                          |   660 |   2645.79 |  38 |
| 33  | Tripura                            |    57 |     33.9  |   0 |
| 34  | Uttar Pradesh                      |  1068 |   6053.92 |  22 |
| 35  | Uttarakhand                        |    66 |    219.2  |   1 |
| 36  | West Bengal                        |  1468 |   3063.22 |  17 |
|     | Total                              | 20233 |  93462.1  | 408 |

(d) & (e): No, Sir. No Central Tax officer(s) has been found to be involved in the evasion.

(f): GST evasion is being prevented/reduced by use of data analytics, checking E-way bills, and developing specific intelligence.

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