<h1>Government Intensifies Crackdown on Tax Evasion; Actions Include Searches and Prosecutions Under Income-tax Act, 1961.</h1> Appropriate actions against tax evasion, including undue tax exemption claims by entities such as private companies, are ongoing under direct tax laws. These actions involve searches, surveys, enquiries, assessments, tax levies, penalties, and prosecution filings in criminal courts when applicable. However, centralized details specifically regarding private companies or undue tax exemption claims are not maintained. Disclosure of taxpayer information is restricted except under Section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. This information was provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha.