The “Tax Research and Analysis Wing” of Commercial Tax Department conducted raids at 160 business places of 61 firecracker businessmen in 22 districts of the state using data analytics.
Tax evasion of about Rs 35 to 40 crore was caught in all the raids and Rs 6 crore was deposited during the action. A team of 160 officers and 450 associates were involved in simultaneous raids in 22 districts under the direction of Commissioner Commercial Taxes Shri Lokesh Kumar Jatav.
In Indore District M/s Satnam Fire Works, M/s Classic Fire Works , M/s Sai Baba Agency, M/s Sri Laxmi Fire Works, M/s Vijay Traders, M/s Sanjay Rakhi And Fataka House, M/s Khema Fire Works , M/s Prabhu Fire Works,, M/s Sri Sundaram Agency , M/s Khema Agency, M/s Ravi Fire Works, M/s Ujjwala Fire Works, M/s Malwa Fire Works in Dewas District, M/s Mangilal Chhagniram Fire Works, M/s Balaji Fire Works in Ujjain District, M/s Burhani Fire Works in Dhar District , M/s Satnam Traders Bhanpura in Mandsaur District, M/s Huzefa Abujrali in Neemuch district, M/s National Fire Works in Bhopal district, M/s R.K. Fataka House, M/s Mahalaxmis Traders, M/s M.P. Fire Works, M/s Mahadev Fire Works, M/s Kalu Fireworks Centre, M/s Akash Fire Works, M/s Shivshakti Inter Prize in Betul District, M/s H.G. Fire Works in Harda District., M/s Data Fire Works, M/s Om Hardware Store in Vidisha District, M/s Maharaja Chemical, Gurukripa Fire Works , M/s Moni Traders, M/s R.K. in Gwalior District. The raids were carried out at M/s Banke Bihari Traders, M/s Kailadevi Fire Work, M/s Rajesh Trading Company in Guna district and M/s Navodit Khandelwal Institute in Shivpuri district.
Similarly, in Jabalpur district, M/s Tanya Agency, M/s M.K. Traders, M/s Jai Durga Sparks , M/s Jai Shani Baba Sparksb, M/s Sanskriti Marketing, M/s Mohit Trading, M/s Swastik Traders, M/s Pradeep Marketing in MandLa District M/s Daryanamal Ghanumal, M/s Daryanamal Ghannumal & Sons, in Katni District, M/s Ashish Traders, M/s Mr. Akash Kumar Popatani (URD), M/s K.C.C in Khandwa district. M/s Banwari Electric & Reformer M/s Variety Stores in Sagar District, in Rewa District, K.G. Traders. Vijay Sales, M/s Wadhwani Agency in Balaghat district, M/s Khandelwal General Stores in Chhindwara district, M/s Bhanuprakash Fire Works, M/s Bhartiya Gunpowder Industries, M/s Om Prakash Fire Works and M/s Garima Traders' Institute in Satna district.
Based on the detailed analysis of the data done by the data analysis team of the department, sector-wise effective action is being taken continuously by the department on the businessmen involved in tax evasion, which will continue.
It is noteworthy that the work of data analytics is being done on a large scale by the Commercial Taxes Department. A Data Command and Control Center has been established at the Indore Headquarters of the department.
