New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- More than 1.32 crore updated returns had been filed over the past four years, resulting in additional tax payments of Rs.16,083 under the tax department's NUDGE campaign, Pallavi Agarwal, member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), said at a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday.

The initiative, first introduced in 2024, uses data analytics, behavioural insights and digital communication to identify taxpayers whose income tax returns (ITRs) may contain discrepancies, such as under-reporting of income, non-disclosure of assets or excessive deduction claims.

Instead of immediately initiating scrutiny proceedings, the income tax department sends targeted communications to taxpayers, asking them to review the...