Gujarat ranks 2nd in women income taxpayers, with 24% increase in 5 years; state-wise data here

November 25, 2024
Gujarat ranks 2nd in women income taxpayers, with 24% increase in 5 years; state-wise data here

New Delhi: The state of Gujarat has the second-highest number of women income tax payers over the last five assessment years, ranking just behind Maharashtra. In AY 2019, 18,08,749 women from Gujarat filed income tax returns. In 2020-21, the number increased to 18,48,233. In 2021-22, it rose to 19,50,499, and in 2022-23, a total of 20,84,639 women filed ITRs. Meanwhile, for assessment year 2023-24, a total of 22,50,098 women from Gujarat filed ITRs.

This information was shared by the Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament.

STATE-WISE SUMMARY ON WOMEN INCOME-TAX RETURN FILERS (UPTO 30-SEP-2024)

S.No Name of State/ UT AY 2019-20 AY 2020-21 AY 2021-22 AY 2022-23 AY 2023-24
1 Andaman and

 

Nicobar Islands

 10,113 10,230 12,508 10,134 11,116
2 Andhra Pradesh 5,52,300 5,23,418 5,36,312 5,86,859 6,53,218
3 Arunachal Pradesh 3,493 3,375 3,661 4,131 4,765
4 Assam 2,01,939 1,88,232 1,94,034 2,04,830 2,17,090
5 Bihar 3,95,728 4,02,289 4,35,928 4,68,480 5,10,234
6 Chandigarh 89,873 88,904 85,146 83,291 88,115
7 Chattisgarh 2,98,771 2,98,112 3,13,680 3,36,696 3,66,373
8 Dadra and Nagar

Haveli

 8,595 8,293 8,378 8,453 9,001
9 Daman and Diu 5,429 5,395 5,553 5,523 5,854
10 Delhi 10,89,803 10,86,085 10,84,178 11,21,370 12,08,531
11 Foreign 15,475 22,359 27,879 31,267 40,327
12 Goa 80,262 76,950 80,230 84,942 92,626
13 Gujarat 18,08,749 18,48,233 19,50,499 20,84,639 22,50,098
14 Haryana 7,34,540 7,46,814 8,33,016 9,22,157 9,77,403
15 Himachal Pradesh 1,28,638 1,21,568 1,29,724 1,42,523 1,65,059
16 Jammu & Kashmir 78,781 76,203 86,147 1,03,439 1,17,514
17 Jharkhand 2,46,714 2,48,427 2,65,070 2,87,886 3,18,065
18 Karnataka 11,34,903 11,08,557 11,67,825 12,88,107 14,30,345
19 Kerala 5,76,300 5,68,916 6,12,093 6,85,201 7,73,842
20 Ladakh 30 242 269 171 205
21 Lakshadweep 1,108 950 934 1,254 1,125
22 Madhya Pradesh 7,15,357 7,13,234 7,58,352 8,17,269 8,77,857
23 Maharashtra 29,94,756 29,83,114 31,53,173 33,89,737 36,83,457
24 Manipur 14,039 12,799 14,832 17,404 18,697
25 Meghalaya 8,011 7,934 8,757 9,830 11,175
26 Mizoram 1,068 1,144 1,296 1,833 2,090
27 Nagaland 4,708 4,543 5,195 6,043 6,793
28 Orissa 2,79,965 2,77,619 2,98,853 3,30,353 3,69,410
29 Puducherry 30,892 29,909 31,190 33,554 36,624
30 Punjab 9,70,801 9,52,516 11,00,730 12,60,517 13,22,580
31 Rajasthan 10,77,487 10,91,899 11,58,517 12,47,240 13,52,202
32 Sikkim 2,976 2,912 3,107 3,421 4,136
33 Tamil Nadu 12,92,028 12,48,720 13,10,279 14,16,364 15,51,769
34 Telangana 6,13,207 6,00,346 6,86,825 7,79,088 8,55,113
35 Tripura 18,642 17,264 18,448 20,373 22,791
36 Uttar Pradesh 15,81,627 16,02,701 17,05,427 18,70,873 20,43,794
37 Uttarakhand 1,94,330 1,91,330 2,04,484 2,24,600 2,46,667
38 West Bengal 10,50,755 10,55,110 11,13,569 11,89,293 12,95,506
39 Unapportioned 7 153 169 388 420
Grand Total 1,83,12,200 1,82,26,799 1,94,06,267 2,10,79,533 2,29,41,987

 

Note:

  1. The latest e-Returns in ITR-1/2/2A/3/4/4S submitted by individuals (women) for specified AYs upto 30-Sep-2024 have been considered. The Gender of the individual ITR filer has been taken from PAN
  2. The State mentioned in the communication address in Part-A General of Income-Tax Returns has been taken, failing which the State mentioned in address in PAN Master has been
  3. The blank or incorrect States mentioned in addresses have been classified as ‘Unapportioned’.

 

 

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