Taking a review of the tax collection in Thane, shesaid the target set for this division was Rs 5,300 crore,while the collection was only Rs 2,400 crore.
"Even now, there is a shortfall around Rs 3,000crore," she said.
Bhatia was addressing tax consultants andrepresentatives of different associations at the launch of the'Vivad se Vishwas' scheme here.
The scheme, which is aimed at resolving cases relatedto income tax, was announced during the 2020-21 budgetpresented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
"The Pune charge (division), which includes, Satara,Kolhapur, Pune, etc, is doing very well. But Thane and Nashikare far from satisfactory. The collection of the Thane chargeis going in the negative," she said.
"In Thane, 81,563 people have not not yet filed theirreturns. It is a huge number...They could be individuals,Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs)," she added.
Bhatia said there were around 8 lakh societies, NGOsand trusts registered with the co-operative department in thestate, of which only 10,000 have filed their returns.
"This is dismal," she said.
She also observed that a large number of assesseeswere not paying the taxes in the correct manner.
Bhatia called upon the taxpayers and those present atthe gathering to help her department achieve the target.
"I need your help. I need each one you present here,all the associations, to help me in this," she said. CORNP NP