Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad here on Tuesday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of misleading people on demonetisation and GST.
While talking to media persons Prasad said the notes ban exercise and implementation of GST helped the country in the long run and steps taken by the centre had made India the fastest growing economy in the world.
He further said the Congress president has been taking up the issue of demonetisation and GST during the election campaign. He is misleading people. These steps have benefited the Indian economy in the long run.
He said 2.24 lakh fake companies were caught after demonetisation was announced; adding that more than Rs. 4,000 crore had been deposited in the accounts of these companies.
The union minister said the tax base had also increased in the country with the number of people filing Income Tax Return (ITR) rising from 3.82 crore in 2013-14 to 6.86 crore in 2017-18.
Besides, Prasad claimed, income tax collection was Rs 6.38 lakh crore in the fiscal 2013-14, which had increased to over Rs 10 lakh crore. "India is the fastest growing economy in the world due to steps taken by the centre. Now our economy is the sixth largest in the world," he claimed.