Gross GST collections increased 9.9% to ₹1.96 lakh crore in March 2025 as against ₹1.78 lakh crore in the same month last year, according to data from Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) released on April 1.
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Gross GST collections increased 9.9% to ₹1.96 lakh crore in March 2025 as against ₹1.78 lakh crore in the same month last year, according to data from Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) released on April 1. This was the highest since April 2024, when gross GST collections were slightly higher at ₹2.01 lakh crore.
Net GST increased 7.3% to ₹1.76 lakh crore in the month under review as against ₹1.64 lakh crore in the year ago period.
On an annual basis, the government collected ₹22.08 lakh crore in Gross GST in 2024-25, which was 9.4% more than revenue collected in 2023-24. Net GST collections rose 8.6% to ₹19.6 lakh crore in the past fiscal against ₹18.01 lakh crore in the year before.
“The 9.9% increase in the Gross GST collections for the month reflects the impact of year end sales push by businesses; it’s very encouraging to see that this not an isolated instance as GST collections have shown a steady increase every month reflected by the 9.4% increase in annual Gross GST collections,” said MS Mani, Tax partner at Deloitte.
“States like Maharashtra, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan have shown a growth exceeding 10% , other states like Gujarat, Karnataka, Telengana, AP, Tamil Nadu have been in the range of -1% to 7% , which is very unusual for the month of March. There is a need to understand the reasons for the same by evaluating the sectoral growth and compliance rates in these states,” Mr. Mani added.
Published – April 02, 2025 12:18 am IST
