GST evasion of Rs 14k crore detected in April-May In the first two months of 2023-24, the Centre has detected 2,784 cases of GST evasion involving Rs 14,302 crore and has recovered Rs 5,716 crore, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

So far, there have been 28 arrests in the cases that have been detected. The finance minister said authorities have been using robust data analytics and AI to identify and track risky taxpayers and detect tax evasion.

Authorities are also carrying out a special drive to weed out fake registrations. The cases of GST evasion were detected across all states and union territories in India.