Lok Sabha Question No. 1856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1856

th TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 31 JLY2015

## Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products

1856. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA; Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
2. (a) Whether the Government has received data from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) about the illicit domestic trade of tobacco products has increased fourfold along with corresponding increase of illegal tobacco import during the last three years and the current year;
3. (b) If so, the details thereof; StateMUT- wise; and
4. (c) The steps taken by the Government to counter the illegal tobacco trade?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE [SHRI JAYANT SINHA]

- (a) and (b) The details of illegal  tobacco import detected by  Directorate   of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) during the last three years and the current at Annexure-A: year
- (c) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence issues alerts and advices field formations from time to time to keep strict vigil s0 as to preventlcheck smuggling in the country.

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| ANNEXURE -A                                           | ANNEXURE -A                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| PQ No 1856 regarding Illicit Trade ofTobacco Products | PQ No 1856 regarding Illicit Trade ofTobacco Products |
| 2012-13                                               | 2012-13                                               |
| STATESIUT                                             | Foreign Cigarretes Seized (In thousand units)         |
| Gujarat                                               | 4420                                                  |
| Delhi                                                 | 11799.2                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                            | 3071                                                  |
| Telangana                                             | 33                                                    |
| Maharashtra                                           | 17358                                                 |
| Total                                                 | 36681.2                                               |
| 2013-14                                               | 2013-14                                               |
| STATESIUT                                             | Foreign Cigarretes Seized (in thosand units)          |
| West Bengal                                           | 7244                                                  |
| Punjab                                                |                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                                            | 4276                                                  |
| Total                                                 | 12528                                                 |
| 2014-15                                               | 2014-15                                               |
| STATESIUT                                             | Foreign Cigarretes Seized (In thousand units)         |
| West Bengal                                           | 25114                                                 |
| Delhi                                                 | 4392                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                            | 0.481                                                 |
| Telangana                                             | 23085.2                                               |
| Maharashtra                                           |                                                       |
| Gujarat                                               | 32096                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                         | 19294.17                                              |
| Total                                                 | 122692.65                                             |
| 2015-16 till date                                     | 2015-16 till date                                     |
| STATESIUT                                             | Foreign Cigarretes Seized (In thousand units)         |
| West Bengal                                           | 9345.6                                                |
| Delhi                                                 | 7750                                                  |
| Gujarat                                               | 1739.56                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                            | 340                                                   |
| Maharashtra                                           |                                                       |
|                                                       | 6244.8]                                               |
| Total                                                 | 30372.76                                              |