Directorate General of GST Intelligence explained

Agencyname:Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI)
Patch:Directorate General of GST Intelligence Logo.png
Patchcaption:Patch of DGGI
Logocaption:Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Formed:1979
Country:India
Federal:Yes
Sizearea:India
Governingbody:Government of India
Headquarters:New Delhi, India
Chief1name:Anil Kumar Gupta
Chief1position:Principal Director General
Parentagency:Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
Officetype:Division
Website:dggi.gov.in

The Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence (DGGI) is a law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Finance responsible for fighting tax evasion in India.[1] It was founded in 1979 as the Directorate General of Anti-Evasion and was later renamed the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence. The agency was renamed as Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) after the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax. The agency is part of NATGRID. The organisation is staffed by officers of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

History

Established in 1979 as the Directorate General of Anti-Evasion, its function was under the control of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi. The agency is tasked with collecting, collating, and disseminating intelligence related to evasion of Goods and Service Tax (GST). In 1983, it became an independent Directorate and in 1998 the Directorate was upgraded to Directorate General with four zonal units in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai.[2]

In 2004 the agency was tasked with detecting cases of Service Tax evasion.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mahanta . Vinod . Dave . Sachin . Directorate General of GST Intelligence issues notices to auto ancillaries over tax evasion . The Economic Times . 27 December 2019 . 20 May 2019.
  2. Web site: History Directorate General of GST Intelligence(DGGI) RK Puram . 2024-03-26 . dggi.gov.in.