The Revenue from Direct Taxes, as a percentage of Gross Tax Revenue of the Government of India over the years, has been steadily increasing as can be seen from the table below:

 

Financial Year	1990-1991	1994-1995	1995-1996	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999(R.E.)	1999-2000(B.E.)
Direct Taxes	19.1	29.2	30.2	30.2	34.7	33.5	33.5
Personal Income Tax	9.3	13	14	14.2	12.3	14.4	14.9
Corporate Income Tax	9.3	15	14.8	14.4	14.4	18.2	17.8

(Source : Indian Economy Survey 1998-99, Budget 1999-2000)

The Collection of Taxes in the charge of Chief Commissioner of Delhi has also risen steadily as indicated in the table below. (Rupees One Crore is equal to Rupees Ten Million)

 

Financial Year	Total Collections Rs. In Crores
1994-95	3,556
1995-96	4,586
1996-97	5,728
1997-98	7,083
1998-99	8,341

(Source : Directorate of RSP & PR, I.T. Department)

Direct Taxes collections of the Central Government
[ Source : Budget documents, Government of India]

 

YEAR	AMOUNT COLLECTED Rs. In Crores
1985-86	5563
1986-87	6236
1987-88	6748
1988-89	8825
1989-90	10005
1990-91	11024
1991-92	15207
1992-93	18132
1993-94	20298
1994-95	26966
1995-96	33563
1996-97	38891
1997-98	48274
1998-99(R.E.)	49854
1999-2000(B.E.)	56135

Direct Taxes include:-1.Corporation Tax 2.Income Tax 3.Interest Tax 4.Expenditure Tax 5.Wealth Tax 6.Gift Tax 7.Estate Duty