The remaining students hail from several different countries and also include some locals.
“I-T exemptions are made for an agreed number of entities after proper circulars are drawn up officially. Tax authorities have to be informed about any scaling up or down in these numbers. The information that has come is that some violations are being done in these numbers and the department will verify that,” the sources said.
Media reports have suggested that the US authorities have advised female spouses to fill up their visa details as that of a “housewife”, which is an apparent effort to evade the tax net.
Apart from withdrawing extra privileges of the US diplomats, India also asked the US Embassy to “discontinue” commercial activities undertaken by the American Community Support Association (ACSA) from its premises.
