The details of show cause notices issued to various firms by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for evading taxes are as under.

Year	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (upto December, 2016)
No. of Show Cause Notices issued	862	629	492	478

The follow up action includes conclusion of proceedings under Section 28 (5) of Customs Act, 1962, settlement by Settlement Commission, or adjudication and recovery. The following amounts have been recovered in the past three years:

Year	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (upto December, 2016)
Amount recovered (Rs. In Crore)	792.74	679.31	871.27	555.95

Details of the amount involved in the Show Cause Notices are given as under:

Year	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (upto December, 2016)
Amount of Duty involved (Rs. In Crore)	2735.87	2370.03	2588.96	1945.88

This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Tax evasion notices trigger Customs Act procedures and Settlement Commission routes leading to adjudication and recovery. Tax-evasion enforcement by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence involved issuance of show-cause notices with published yearly figures for notices issued, duty amounts involved and amounts recovered, and follow-up actions including conclusion under Customs Act procedures, settlement by the Settlement Commission, adjudication and recovery.