(a) the various central taxes collected during the
last financial year 2000-2001. State-wise/
zone-wise;
(b) the percentage of growth over the previous year;
(c) whether still a large number of owners of
private enterprises are evading Income Tax; and
(d) if so, the measures proposed to be taken by
Income Tax department to bring into income tax net
those tax evaders?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) The details of Chief Commissioner region-wise/
zone-wise collection during 2000-2001 (upto 28th
February) of corporation tax and income tax, and
central excise and customs duty, are given in
Annexure I & II respectively.
(b) The total collection of direct and indirect taxes
upto 28th February, 2001, have registered a growth of
11.67% over the collection during the corresponding
period in the previous year.
(c) Certain assessees, including the owner of private
enterprises, have been found to be evading Income tax.
(d) Government has been taking necessary legislative,
fiscal and administrative measures from time to time
to bring the tax evaders into the income tax net.
Rates of taxation as well as procedures have been
progressively rationalised. Income Tax Act, 1961
contains a number of provisions for bringing tax
evaders into the tax net. These include, inter-alia,
compulsory filing of returns by persons who satisfy
any one of the six specified economic criteria,
compulsory quoting of the PAN in prescribed transactions,
compulsory maintenance and audit of account in specified
cases, pre-emptive purchase of properties, surveys and
searches, penalties and prosecutions for punishing tax
evaders, and investigation in cases selected for
scrutiny.
Annexure-I
Chief Commissioner-wise collection of Corporation Tax and Income Tax during 2001 (Upto Feb,2001)
CCIT CT IT TOTAL
AHMEDABAD 593.94 1558.98 2152.92 BANGALORE 998.32 1901.10 2899.42 BHOPAL 644.61 558.42 1233.03 MUMBAI 10286.18 5950.16 16236.34 KOLKATTA 998.47 1359.68 2358.15 COCHIN 284.84 458.75 743.59 HYDERABAD 790.18 1060.63 1850.81 JAIPUR 46.75 436.89 483.64 CHENNAI 1356.40 1974.65 3331.05 NEW DELHI 4368.33 3472.67 7841.00 CHANDIGARH 481.85 1193.13 1674.98 KANPUR 3033.80 644.67 3678.47 LUCKNOW 43.63 436.93 480.56 PUNE 579.43 1619.71 2199.14 PATNA 543.11 1050.72 1593.83 CTDS 11.87 760.57 722.44
25061.71 24467.66 49523.37
ANNEXURE - II
ZONE - WISE EXCISE AND CUSTOMS REVENUE COLLECTION STATISTICS DURING 2000-01
A.EXCISE-Zone-wise revenue position upto February, 2001 (Rs. crore)
Zone Collection Upto February, 2000-2001
Mumbai 5858.34 Pune 6060.92 Vadodara 8967.39 Bangalore 6095.48 Hyderabad 4479.77 Chennai 5854.48 Lucknow 7606.71 Delhi 7746.73 Jaipur 4292.06 Calcutta 5096.65 Ex Dbk by Cus. Comm. 2550.00
Total 59508.53
$ Exclusive of cesses not administered by D/o Revenue.
B.CUSTOMS-Zone-wise revenue position upto February, 2001
Zone Collection Upto February, 2000-2001
Mumbai Cus 13132.33 Mumbai Cx 58.66 Pune 965.76 Vadodara 6917.30 Bangalore 3392.02 Hyderabad 1618.84 Chennai 6627.56 Lucknow 804.27 Delhi 5475.80 Jaipur 155.45 Calcutta 3470.79
Total 42618.78