** Shares of Marico MRCO.NS fall 1.3% to 714.75 rupees
** India's Income Tax department is conducting surveys across Marico's offices and facilities pan India, CNBC TV-18 reports
** The department's Mumbai investigation unit is directing the exercise; details of the investigation are awaited - report
** Marico and IT department did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment
** Forty analysts covering MRCO have a "buy" rating on avg; median PT is 805 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** Stock up ~12% YTD
(Reporting by Urvi Dugar)
((UrviManoj.Dugar@thomsonreuters.com))