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The '''Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence''' ('''DGGI''') is a [[Law enforcement in India|law enforcement agency]] under the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] responsible for fighting [[tax evasion]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mahanta |first1=Vinod |last2=Dave |first2=Sachin |title=Directorate General of GST Intelligence issues notices to auto ancillaries over tax evasion |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/directorate-general-of-gst-intelligence-issues-notices-to-auto-ancillaries-over-tax-evasion/articleshow/69405036.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |accessdate=27 December 2019 |date=20 May 2019}}</ref> 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 (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST). The agency is part of the Indian intelligence database [[NATGRID]]. The organisation is staffed by officers of [[Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History Directorate General of GST Intelligence(DGGI) RK Puram |url=http://dggi.gov.in/history |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=dggi.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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In 2004 the agency was tasked with detecting cases of Service Tax evasion.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Taxation in India]]<br />
* [[Directorate of Revenue Intelligence]]<br />
* [[Central Economic Intelligence Bureau]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.dggi.gov.in/ Official website of DGGI]<br />
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[[Category:Tax evasion in India]]<br />
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