<span style="color: #222222;">Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said there has been 15 to 20 per cent gradual increase in tax collections every year. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Delivering the Valedictory address at the 29th Conference of Accountants General in New Delhi today, Mr Jaitley said, due to strict compliance the direct tax collection is increasing. <br />''<br />''He said, when NDA government came to power, the total number of people who filed Income Tax returns in the country was 3 crore 80 lakh. Mr Jaitley said, it has reached to six crore 86 lakh people in the last four year. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister said, the reports of Comptroller and Auditor General have acquired great amount of credibility in past. <br />''<br />''He said, CAG has the purpose of serving as deterrent on decision-makers as there is possibility that every decision they take will be examined by somebody. </span><br />''