Lok Sabha Question No. 1797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Income Tax Raids
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1797 2020 PHALGUNA 12, 1941 (SAKA)

## INCOME TAX RAIDS

1797 SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- of raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department (a) the number each year since 2010, including in the State of Assam; agency-wise;
- and cases pending at the beginning and end of each financial year (c) the number of investigations with each agency durirg this period?
- initiated, investigations concluded, convictions secured and cases (b) the number of investigations appealed by agency each year during this period; and each

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- The number of search & seizurel raids conducted by the Income Tax Department aind (a) for year since 2010 including state of Assam is as follow: Enforcement Directorate each

| Financial (F.Y)        | Yeair   | of search & seizure actions by Income Department Tax   | Number of raids conducted by Enforcement Directorate   | Number of raids conducted by Enforcement Directorate   |
|------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial (F.Y)        | Yeair   | of search & seizure actions by Income Department Tax   | Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA), 2002         | Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA); 1999            |
| 2010-11                |         | 555                                                    | 7                                                      | 92                                                     |
| 2011-12                |         | 621                                                    | 14                                                     | 48                                                     |
|                        |         | 422                                                    | 21                                                     | 60                                                     |
| 2012-13                |         |                                                        |                                                        | 76                                                     |
| 2013-14                |         | 569                                                    | 42                                                     | 110                                                    |
| 2014-15                |         | 545                                                    | 70                                                     | 77                                                     |
| 2015-16                |         | 447                                                    | 163                                                    | 222                                                    |
| 2016-17                |         | 1152                                                   | 226                                                    | 126                                                    |
| 2017-18                |         | 582                                                    | 368                                                    |                                                        |
| 2018-19                |         | 983                                                    | 519                                                    | 151                                                    |
| 2019-20 January, 2020) | (upto   | 893                                                    | 311                                                    | 121                                                    |

(b) & (c) Investigation regarding tax evasion is an ongoing process and whenever any instance comes to tFe notice of the department; appropriate action including searches, surveys; assessment of   income, levy & recovery of tax,  imposition of penalty and   launching of prosecution; is taken as per law; depending upon the facts and circumstances of case\_ each

The data with regard to the prosecutions launched by the Income Tax Department from FY 2010-11 is as under:

| (F.Y.)              | Number of Prosecution cases   | Number of Prosecution cases   | Number of convictions secured   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| (F.Y.)              | iaunched during the F.Y.      | disposed of by the Courts     | Number of convictions secured   |
| 2010-11             | 244                           | 273                           | 51                              |
| 2011-12             | 209                           | 196                           | 14                              |
| 2012-13             | 283                           | 68                            | 10                              |
| 2013-14             | 641                           | 103                           | 41                              |
| 2014-15             | 669                           | 76                            | 34                              |
| 2015-16             | 552                           | 66                            | 28                              |
| 2016-17             | 1252                          | 46                            | 16                              |
| 2017-18             | 4527                          | 233                           | 68                              |
| 2018-19             | 3512                          | 570                           | 105                             |
| 2019-20(as 31.1.20) | 1149                          | 353                           | 41                              |

Various actions coriducted by the Income Department are subject to appeals before various appellate authorities including Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) Income Appellate Tribunal; High Courts and the Hon'ble Supreme Court: Tax

Further; in respect cf Enforcement Directorate, the details of number of investigations initiated; investigations concluded, convictions secured, cases appealed and number of investigatioris pending at the beginning and end of each year separately for PMLA and FEMA are enclosed as per Annexure \_

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