Question : TOP TAX PAYERS



(a) the names of the top tax payers in the country for the assessment year 1999-2000; and

(b) the details about the tax payers who are awarded under `Rashtriya Samman Patra`?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) Names of the top ten tax payers in the country relating to assessment year 1999-2000 are as under :


1.	NTPC 

2. ONGC Ltd.

3. Life Insurance Corporation of India

4. VSNL Ltd.

5. MTNL Ltd 6. BHEL

7 HPCL

8. IOC

9. Maruti Udyog Ltd. 10 New India Assurance Co. Ltd.


(b) `Rashtriya Samman Patra` is awarded to individual tax payers in the three categories of business,profession and salary having declared income of Rs. 20 lakhs or more in four out of five consecutive years. The top most tax payer in each category is awarded `Aayakar Ratna`.