India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection surged to Rs 1.78 lakh crore in March 2026, up 8.2% from the same period last year, official data revealed.
In March, Gross GST collections exceeded Rs 2 lakh crore, up 8.8% from Rs 1.83 lakh crore in March 2025.
Total refunds have arrived at Rs 0.22 lakh crore, rising 13.8% year-on-year, resulting in net GST revenue of Rs 1.78 lakh crore during the month.
The Gross Domestic Revenue has reached at Rs 1.46 lakh crore, up 5.9%, and Gross Import Revenue has arrived at Rs 0.54 lakh crore, marking an increase of 17.8% during the month.
For FY 2025-26, the gross GST collections surged 8.3% year-on-year to over Rs 22.27 lakh crore, and the net GST revenue has surged 7.1% to Rs 19.34 lakh crore.
State-wise post-settlement GST revenues depicted a mixed scenario. Industrialised states showed effective gains, and others recorded contractions.
The largest contribution of tax has been given by the state of Maharashtra with approximately Rs 0.13 lakh crore pre-settlement, followed by Karnataka and Gujarat.
A positive GST revenue growth has been recorded by the States as per post-settlement SGST, including Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, among others.
States with negative GST revenue growth as per post-settlement SGST included Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, among others.
GST Collection for March 2026
