DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF
  Tel: 2491 4605, 24912117,                                      CENTRAL EXCISE
  2491 2794, Fax: 24913297                                        INTELLIGENCE
 Email: dgceichzu@hotmail.com                                  CHENNAI ZONAL UNIT
                                                            C-3, c-wing, II floor, Rajaji
                                                              Bhavan, Besant Nagar,
                                                                 Chennai-600 090



                                     PRESS NOTE



It is to inform that during the Financial Year 2012-13, The Directorate General of Central
Excise Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit [CHZU] has detected a total of 164 cases
involving evasion of central excise duty/ evasion of service tax to the extent of Rs. 560
crores.






A total of 166 Show cause notices have also been issued for an amount of Rs. 500
crores for various Central Excise and Service tax cases during the year.

The CHZU has also recovered an amount of Rs. 126 Crores, comprising of Rs. 16
crores from various evaders of Central Excise duty and Rs. 110 crores from evaders of
Service Tax which is almost 50% more than the previous year.




Dt. 04.04.13

                                                                           [B. HARE RAM]

                                                   ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL