Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on February 19 wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "advising" him to ask the Finance Minister to hold a detailed enquiry in alleged GST evasions, and tighten tax administration.
Delhi has achieved "inglorious distinction" of recording the highest tax evasion in the country. In all, 483 "bogus firms" were detected, which accounted for ₹3,028 crore of tax evasion, Mr. Saxena said in his letter.
"It is indeed dubious that the capital of the country tops the list of tax evasion amongst all states and Union Territories, with the one on the second place behind Delhi, by as much as Rs 827 crore. This is a serious matter in which the possibility of collusion of officials in the GST department cannot be ruled out," he wrote in his letter to the Delhi Chief Minister.
