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New Delhi — : India’s biggest GST fraud to date has been unearthed in FY25, with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) detecting tax evasion worth ₹2.23 lakh crore—marking a 10% jump from the ₹2.02 lakh crore fraud uncovered in FY24. This figure is more than double the amount from FY23, when ₹1.01 lakh crore was reported. So far in FY25, taxpayers have paid back ₹28,909 crore.
The data was presented during a high-level CBIC conference held Thursday in New Delhi. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who chaired the meeting, instructed officials to accelerate investigations related to GST and customs violations, crack down hard on tax evasion, and improve the GST registration and grievance redressal process.
The audit coverage under GST has surged from 62.21% in FY23 to 88.74% in FY25. Authorities confirmed that no taxpayer has been audited more than once in a three-year period.
GSTR-3B return filings averaged 94.3% nationwide during FY25. The resolution time for grievances has dropped from the standard 21 days to just 9 days. Between 95% and 97% of CPGRAMS complaints are now resolved within 30 days, placing CBIC among the top five performers out of 90 central ministries since February 2024.
Using its risk management system for customs duty, cargo facilitation has increased from 82% in 2022 to 86% in 2025. The Finance Minister also pushed for reducing processing time at ports and inland container depots. CBIC reported the seizure of 2,140.35 kilograms of smuggled gold, which has been handed over to the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL).
Sitharaman further directed CBIC to urgently fill vacant positions and expedite long-pending tax cases, reinforcing the government’s tough stance on financial compliance and enforcement.
