The activities related to tax evasion have a significant level of adverse impact on the economic growth and stability of a country. In the historical data of India, it is clear that tax evasion is a general aspect of the economy. These evasion-related activities are becoming significant hurdles for the country in the growth and stability of its economy. It adversely affects the revenue sources of the government and decreases the amount of tax collection. The outcome of this effect is resulting in the limitation of the budget for infrastructure and public welfare projects of the government. The government of India implemented various initiatives and measures in the process of detecting these tax evasions. The tax authority of India developed strategies related to adopting new advanced technologies, reforming the regulations, and other collaborative measures. In this study, the initiatives taken by the government of India will be explored to evaluate the effectiveness of them in combating tax evasion. It will evaluate the significant strategies incorporated by the government such as Goods and Service Tax (GST), black money and Imposition of Tax Act 2015, the Demonetization Act 2016, the digital payment system known as UPI, and the adoption of new technologies. The study provided a brief introduction about the taxation system and tax evasions in India. This also mentions the measures and initiatives adopted and implemented by the government of India in detecting and reducing tax evasions. All the objectives of this research mentioned in the study and the interpretation of the collected secondary data have been presented as per the objectives.