50L taxpayers added in 2 yrs via e-surveillance
The government was able to add 50 lakh new taxpayers with the help of electronic surveillance (e-surveillance) in the past two years, Atulesh Jindal, Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Friday. This, in turn, led to the collection of an additional ₹7,000 crore as taxes in the period under review, he added.