Income Tax: The number of people filing ITR is increasing...

The government keeps encouraging people to file income tax returns as much as possible. Its effect is also visible now. In the last five years, the number of people filing income tax returns in the country has increased continuously. In parliament, Poonam Madam, mp from Jamnagar, Gujarat, had asked the government a written question in Parliament about the people who filed income tax in the last five years, to which the Finance Ministry has replied.

The number of taxpayers increased continuously in five years

According to the written reply given by the Finance Ministry on July 22, the number of people filing income tax returns has increased continuously in the last five years from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24. While 6.78 crore income tax returns were filed in FY 2019-20, it has increased to 8.61 crore by FY 2023-24. In the financial year 2020-21, a total of 7.38 crore taxpayers had filed income tax returns. At the same time, there was a slight decline in the year 2021-22 and a total of 7.30 crore taxpayers had filed income tax returns. At the same time, in the financial year 2022-23, this figure has increased to 7.78 crores.

The number of people filing income tax returns is increasing due to these efforts of the government

MP Poonam Madam had also asked in her question that what steps have the government taken in the last few years through which the number of people filing tax returns in the country has increased. Responding to this, the Finance Ministry has informed that till now more than 12.24 crore taxpayers have registered themselves on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department.

The Income Tax Department is running email and SMS campaigns to encourage people to file income tax returns on time. Through this, an email and message is being sent to all eligible registered taxpayers so that they file their income tax returns on time. Apart from this, the government is also trying to spread awareness among the people through social media and advertisements.