The government has been actively conducting surveys to identify tax evaders under Section 133A of the Income-tax Act, 1961. In response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha by Arun Kumar Sagar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, shared details about the surveys conducted over the last three years.

Arun Kumar Sagar, a Member of Parliament, raised a set of questions in the Lok Sabha seeking information from the Ministry of Finance.

He inquired whether the government had conducted any surveys to identify tax evaders and improve taxpayer services over the past three years.

He also requested details of such surveys, a state-wise summary of taxes collected during the current year, and a comparison of the tax collection figures for the current financial year with those of the last three years.