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CGST Officers Uncover ₹7.08 Lakh Crore GST Evasion in Five Years

Digital audits with automated analytics have recouped over ₹1.29 lakh crore in voluntary payments.

Central tax officials detect nearly Rs 9 lakh crore in GST evasion and ITC fraud between FY21 and FY25
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The case involves fraudulent availment and passing on of ITC totalling ₹47.12 crore,

Overview

  • Between FY21 and FY25, CGST field officers detected ₹7.08 lakh crore in evasion across 91,370 cases, including ₹2.23 lakh crore uncovered in 2024-25 alone.
  • Fraudulent input tax credit schemes accounted for ₹1.79 lakh crore of evasion, with over half of FY25 cases totaling ₹58,772 crore.
  • Detected evasion rose sharply from ₹49,384 crore in FY21 to ₹2.30 lakh crore in FY24 before marginally easing to ₹2.23 lakh crore in FY25.
  • Anti-Evasion Branch officers in Delhi South recently busted a ₹47.12 crore fake ITC racket in the iron and steel sector, leading to an arrest.
  • Enhanced e-invoicing, automated risk assessments and system-flagged mismatches have guided risk-based audits and improved early detection.