AN ISSUE OF BLACK MONEY AND CORRUPTION – INDIAN CONTEXT
Keywords:
Black money, Tax evasion, Unaccounted wealth, Corruption, Scandalous activitiesAbstract
Lately, the issue of black money and corruption has appeared into the forefront following a sequence of scandalous activities regarding finance. Generation of black money and it is stashing abroad in tax havens has predominated discussions and debate in public fora recently. Everybody is anxious over the issue especially after the publication of few expert reports relating to vast estimates of unaccounted property abroad. After noisy turmoil in Parliament, the Government of India has been pursuing new policies and principles on the issue of black money and corruption in public life and has constituted several committees and teams to look over the matter. This paper explains various facets and dimensions of black money, tax evasion and their critical relationship with the policy and administration in India. An attempt has also been made to discuss the causes leading to the generation and estimates of black money and tax evasion and present the strategies adopted by the Government to tackle the issue.
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