Rs 3.33 Lakh Crore GST Evasion Detected by Govt in Last 5 Years


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The Indian government has uncovered a substantial Rs 3.33 lakh crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion over the past five years. Despite these detections, less than a third of this amount, approximately Rs 1.08 lakh crore, has been recovered to date. Maharashtra led the nation in GST evasion detection, followed by Karnataka and West Bengal, while Delhi registered the highest number of fake GST registrations.

Indian government detected a significant amount of evasion in goods and services tax (GST) over the last five years, amounting to Rs 3.33 lakh crore. However, only Rs 1.08 lakh crore, which is less than a third of the total amount, has been recovered so far. The state of Maharashtra topped the list in terms of GST evasion detection, with an amount of Rs 62,053.13 crore evaded in the last five years. Karnataka followed with Rs 40,762.25 crore and West Bengal with Rs 31,141.65 crore. Regardi
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The government has detected Rs 3.33 lakh crore in GST evasion over the last five years.

So far, only Rs 1.08 lakh crore has been recovered, which is less than a third of the total detected amount.

Maharashtra detected the most GST evasion, with Rs 62,053.13 crore evaded in the last five years.

Delhi had the highest number of fake GST registrations detected, with 5,810 cases.

Maharashtra recovered the most evaded GST (Rs 27,181.69 crore), followed by Karnataka (Rs 9,681.92 crore) and Rajasthan (Rs 9,316.79 crore).




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