India, March 22 -- The Maharashtra government expects to recover outstanding tax revenue of Rs.2,500 crore- Rs.3,000 crore from the amnesty scheme for disputed cases, announced in the state budget earlier this month. A bill related to the scheme was passed in both houses of the state legislature on Thursday.

The pending amount to be recovered from disputed tax cases over several years is Rs.94,527 crore, while the outstanding amount from non-disputed cases is Rs.48,534 crore. While the undisputed tax revenue has to be fully recovered, that won't be the case with disputed cases, with the amnesty scheme offering to pay 30%-50% of the outstanding amount.

According to officials, non-disputed tax recovery is pending due to various reasons. "...