The federal government’s gross Items and Companies (GST) collections stood at Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April 2025, a rise of 20.7 per cent month-on-month, official knowledge confirmed on Thursday, Could 1.
The GST income was Rs 2.10 lakh crore in April 2024, which was the second highest assortment ever for the reason that new tax regime got here into impact on July 1, 2017.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamn attributed spectacular progress to the resilience of economic system and energy of cooperative federalism.
“These figures mirror the nation’s shared dedication to constructing a Viksit Bharat,” the minister acknowledged, extending gratitude to taxpayers and praising the collaborative efforts of state finance ministers, state GST authorities, and discipline formations of the Central Board of Oblique Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Gross GST collections for April 2025 stood at ₹2.36 lakh crore, marking a 12.6% enhance over the gross assortment of ₹2.10 lakh crore in April 2024.
Internet GST collections for the April 2025 reached ₹2.09 lakh crore, reflecting a 9.1% progress in comparison with the web assortment of…
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) Could 1, 2025
Key issues to know
The amount of cash collected within the type of cess stood at Rs 13,451 crore in April.
Out of the general gross collections, central GST (CGST) collections have been recorded at Rs 48,634 crore, whereas state GST (SGST) collections have been at Rs 59,372 crore and built-in GST collections (IGST) at Rs 1.15 lakh crore.
The best GST assortment in April was from Maharashtra i.e., Rs 41,645 crore adopted by Karnataka and Gujarat of Rs 17,815 and Rs 14,970 crore, respectively. The information doesn’t embody GST on import of products.
Refunds issuance rose 48.3 per cent to Rs 27,341 crore throughout April.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have been the highest 5 contributors to GST collections in March.
