The Government has slapped a notice of over five crore rupees on trusts run by yoga guru baba Ramdev in connection with alleged service tax evasion while organising their yoga camps.

Officials said that the Revenue department has raised the demand of 5.14 crore rupees payable on fees collected from individuals for learning Yoga, as shivirs undertaken by Patanjali Yoga Peeth and Divya Yoga Trust in Haridwar were commercial activity.

The notices, issued to the trusts, also mentioned that the Finance Ministry is in the process of cancelling the Income Tax exemption status given to Ramdev trusts.