Government has identified 1.36 crore non-filers with potential tax liability under the Non-Filers Monitoring System (NMS). Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said, the total number of taxpayers of income tax in the country for the last financial year is over five crore 24 lakh.<br/><br/>Mr Gangwar said the revenue department has decided to write letters to around 2 lakh 59 thousand tax payers whose appeals were pending as on 29th of February this year for settling their tax related disputes.

Government has identified 1.36 crore non-filers with potential tax liability under the Non-Filers Monitoring System (NMS). Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said, the total number of taxpayers of income tax in the country for the last financial year is over five crore 24 lakh.<br/><br/>Mr Gangwar said the revenue department has decided to write letters to around 2 lakh 59 thousand tax payers whose appeals were pending as on 29th of February this year for settling their tax related disputes.