Compared to a Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection of Rs 1,259 crore in October 2021,UttarakhandleviedGSTworth Rs 1,613 crore during the same period this year, registering a 28% Growth that placed it at the seventh position among all states surveyed for GST collection in October 2022.
This is the state’s second highest ever GST collection. The state collected GST worth Rs 1,887 crore in April this year.
According to the data released by the Centre for GST revenue collection across the country, Uttarakhand outperformed nine comparatively bigger states — Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.
Ladakh notched the top position with 74% growth followed by Arunachal Pradesh (39%) and Haryana (37%).
The country’s gross GST revenue collected in October 2022 stood at Rs 151,718 crore.