evidence: The CBDT in its statement on Monday said the 6.74 crore income tax returns filed in the 2017-18 fiscal included 5.47 crore income tax returns (ITRs) for assessment year (AY) 2017-18. "In comparison, during FY 2018-19, a total of 6.68 crore ITRs were e-filed which included 6.49 crore ITRs of current AY 2018-19, marking an increase of almost 19 per cent," it said in a statement. [...] The CBDT said that during 2017-18, apart from the returns for fiscal 2016-17 (AY 2017-18), nearly 1.21 crore ITRs were filed for fiscal 2015-16 (AY 2016-17). The balance number of ITRs filed for AY 2015-16 and prior AYs is 0.06 crore.