Andhra Pradesh GST revenue rises by 19%, state joins Rs 3,000 crore club

Andhra Pradeshhas shown an upward move in theGSTcollections in February 2022. The state has given 3,157 crore GST during the month, showing a Growth rate of 19% when compared to the corresponding month in the previous year.

In 2021 February, the states GST collection was 2,653 crore against 3,157 crore collected this February. With this increase, the state moved close towhere the GST collection this year was 4,113 crore against 3,636 crore in February 2021.

By crossing the 3,000 crore mark, Andhra Pradesh joined the club of states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal where the GST collection is close to 5,000 crore mark.

Maharastrais the top state in the country giving 19,423 crore, which is the highest collection in the country. It is followed by Karnataka with 9,176 crore, Gujarat with 8,873 crore andTamil Naduwith 7,393 crore.

However, among the top states, the growth rate was low when compared to the growth registered by Andhra Pradesh. Though the GST collections is more in Telangana, the growth rate from February 2021 to February 2022 is just 13%.