India had 8.22 cr taxpayers in FY20, will identify more soon: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said India had 8,22,83,407 taxpayers in FY20 out of the total projected population of 136.30 crore (as on March 1, 2021). This includes persons who pay income tax and corporate tax. "The (tax) department seeks to bring more non-filers into the tax net by formulating region-specific strategies...for identifying potential non-filers," she added.