The details of show cause notices issued to various firms by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for evading taxes are as under.

 

Year	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (upto December, 2016)
No. of Show Cause Notices issued	862	629	492	478

 

The follow up action includes conclusion of proceedings under Section 28 (5) of Customs Act, 1962, settlement by Settlement Commission, or adjudication and recovery. The following amounts have been recovered in the past three years:

 

Year	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (upto December, 2016)
Amount recovered (Rs. In Crore)	792.74	679.31	871.27	555.95

 

Details of the amount involved in the Show Cause Notices are given as under:

 

Year	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (upto December, 2016)
Amount of Duty involved (Rs. In Crore)	2735.87	2370.03	2588.96	1945.88

 

This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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