Question : REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON TAX EVASION



(a) the number of cases pending for payment of final rewards to the informants who give information of tax evasion by individuals;

(b) the amount of award disbursed as a percentage of the evasion intimated, as on date (case-wise);

(c) whether the Government has contemplated revision of Policy with regard to rewards to informants in order to increase its efficacy;

(d) which are the areas of evasion usually intimated by informants;

(e) which are the States/Districts/cities more prone to tax evasion; and

(f) the action taken for prevention and control of such evasion?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE(SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM)

(a) to (f): Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.