(a) whether the Government is going to bring/likely to bring e-way bill on priority basis to prevent tax evasion;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has found any shortcomings in the extant system and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the number of tax evaders on which action has been taken so far, State/UT-wise?
(a) & (b) The GST Council, in its 24th meeting has decided that the implementation of nation- wide e- way bill system for inter-State movement of goods on a compulsory basis shall start from 1stFebruary, 2018 while the States may implement the e-way bill system for intra-State movement of goods on any date between 1st February, 2018 and 1stJune, 2018.
(c) No Sir.
(d) As per the data available, the details of tax evaders on which action has been taken till now is as per the table below:
Number of tax evaders
State/UT State Authorities Central Authorities Total
Andhra Pradesh 5974 0 5974
Arunachal
Pradesh 0 0 0
Assam 0 0 0
Bihar 30 0 30
Chattisgarh 0 0 0
Goa 0 0 0
Gujarat 66 0 66
Haryana 0 0 0
Himachal
Pradesh 40 0 40
Jammu and
Kashmir 0 0 0
Jharkhand 202 0 202
Karnataka 23 0 23
Kerala 1538 0 1538
Madhya
Pradesh 1 0 1
Maharashtra 0 0 0
Manipur 0 0 0
Meghalaya 0 0 0
Mizoram 0 0 0
Nagaland 0 0 0
Odisha 504 0 504
Punjab 613 1 614
Rajasthan 0 0 0
Sikkim 0 0 0
Tamil Nadu 0 0 0
Telangana 93 0 93
Tripura 1 0 1
Uttar
Pradesh 8413 0 8413
Uttarakhand 24 0 24
West Bengal 0 0 0
Daman & Diu NA 0 0
Delhi 0 NA 0
Dadra &
Nagar Haveli NA 0 0
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands NA 0 0
Lakshadweep NA 0 0
Puducherry 4 0 4
Chandigarh NA 0 0
Total 17526 1 17527
Details of the number of tax evaders on which action has been taken is not available in respect of Central tax authority of Delhi; and for the State/UT tax authorities of Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haweli and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Details in respect of the States/UTs where data is not available (NA) is being collected and will be submitted in due course.