The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) officers have uncovered tax evasion amounting to ₹1.95 lakh crore during the April to January period of the current financial year.
A total of 25,397 cases of tax evasion were detected, reflecting the scale of fraudulent activities in the GST system.
According to data presented in the Lok Sabha, CGST officers have detected 86,711 cases of GST evasion in the past five years, amounting to over ₹6.79 lakh crore.
In the ongoing fiscal year, investigations have revealed ₹1,94,938 crore in evasion, of which ₹21,520 crore has been voluntarily deposited by offenders.
Among the various cases, fraudulent claims of Input Tax Credit (ITC) remain a major concern. In the current fiscal year, authorities have identified 13,018 ITC fraud cases involving ₹46,472 crore.
Voluntary deposits in ITC-related fraud cases amounted to ₹2,211 crore.
The trend of GST evasion has been significant in previous years as well. In the 2023-24 financial year, tax authorities detected evasion worth ₹2.30 lakh crore in 20,582 cases.
In 2022-23, GST evasion amounted to ₹1.32 lakh crore, while the figures stood at ₹73,238 crore in 2021-22 and ₹49,384 crore in 2020-21.
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Parliament that the government and the GST Network (GSTN) have taken multiple steps to improve tax compliance and prevent evasion.
Authorities are actively monitoring fraudulent registrations, suspicious e-way bill activity, and tax returns to detect anomalies.
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