GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4031
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST, 2018
SHRAVANA 19, 1940 [SAKA]
ILLICIT DOMESTIC TRADE OF TOBACCO
4031. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:
SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:
SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:
KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:
SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:
SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has reported cases of fake cigarettes being manufactured in India, if so, the number of such cases detected by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) during the last three years and the current year;
(b) whether the Government has received data from DRI about the illicit domestic trade of tobacco products and illegal tobacco import during each of the last three years and the current year;
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the illicit trade in tobacco products is causing a loss to the exchequer of Rs 13000 crore or thereabout and this is growing every year; and
(e) if so, the reasons for the same and the steps being taken by the Government so far to curb this menace?