New Delhi, 1 April (IANS). India’s Goods and Services Tax collections rose 9.9 percent to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in March this year, which reflects the high levels and better compliance of economic activities.
Serially, the GST collection was 6.8 percent more than the revenue of Rs 1.84 lakh crore recorded in February this year.
In March, gross GST revenue included Rs 38,100 crore from Central GST, Rs 49,900 crore from state GST, Rs 95,900 crore from integrated GST and Rs 12,300 crore from Companion Cess.
In comparison, the Central GST collection was Rs 35,204 crore in February, State GST Rs 43,704 crore, integrated GST was Rs 90,870 crore and Companies Cess Rs 13,868 crore.
The top five states contributing to the GST collection in March included Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra paid Rs 31,534 crore in March, which is 14 percent higher than in March last year, while Karnataka paid Rs 13,497 crore, which is a 4 percent increase on an annual basis.
Gujarat contributed Rs 12,095 crore, which is 6 percent more than March 2024.
Tamil Nadu paid Rs 11,017 crore, which shows an increase of 7 percent, while Uttar Pradesh collected a collection of Rs 9,956 crore, which is a 10 percent increase on an annual basis.
Delhi was the sixth largest payer, which contributed Rs 6,139 crore, showing an increase of 5 percent from March 2024.
Bihar recorded the lowest GST payment, with the outstanding amount of only Rs 2.6 crore in March 2025. Lakshadweep and Andhra Pradesh performed a little better with Rs 3 crore and 4.033 crore respectively.
However, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands registered a 60 percent increase in their GST payment, which was Rs 51 crore.
The goods and service tax collection increased by 9.1 percent to Rs 1,83,646 crore during February after registering a double -digit increase of 12.5 percent in January as compared to the same period last year.
-IANS
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