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GST Collections of May 2023

By Athena Rebello

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Updated on: Jun 29th, 2023

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8 min read

May 2023 recorded a GST collection of Rs.1,57,090 crore, clocking a 12% year-on-year growth. The collections have been seeing healthy figures since the past 14 months of Rs.1.4 lakh crore or higher. However, this is only the fifth month since the inception of GST in 2017 that the collections have crossed the Rs.1.5 lakh crore mark.

Break-up of GST Collections for May 2023

The GST collection for May 2023 was Rs.1,57,090 crore. Of which, the CGST collection amounted to Rs.28,411 crore, the SGST collections amounted to Rs.35,828 crore, and the IGST collected was Rs.81,363 crore (which includes Rs.41,772 crore collected on the import of goods. The total cess collected amounted to Rs.11,489 crore (which includes Rs.1,057 crore collected on import of goods).

From the IGST collection, the government settled Rs.35,369 crore towards CGST and Rs.29,769 crore towards SGST. Post the regular settlement, the total revenues of the Centre and the states stood at Rs.63,780 crore and Rs.65,597 crore for CGST and SGST, respectively.

Analysis of the GST collections for May 2023

The GST collections for May 2023 indicate strong economic activity. The figures reflect increased compliance and highlight the effectiveness of the ongoing measures taken by the government. The healthy trends of the past year are definitely a positive sign for the country and demonstrate good economic progress and overall fiscal stability.

The following graph displays the trends in GST revenue collections over the past year.

GST collections for May 2023

(Source: PIB)

State-wise Break-up of GST Collection for May 2023

Most Indian states recorded a positive growth in GST revenues in May 2023 against the collections from May 2022. Maharashtra was once again the highest-earning state at Rs.23,536 crore, followed by Karnataka at Rs.10,317 crore and Gujarat at Rs.9,800 crore. Lakshadweep saw the highest year-on-year growth at 210%, followed by Ladakh with an impressive 113%. 

The table below displays the state-wise GST collections and indicates the year-on-year growth.

(Amount in crores)

State/Union Territory

May'22

May'23

Growth(%)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

24

31

27

Andhra Pradesh

3047

3373

11

Arunachal Pradesh

82

120

47

Assam

1062

1217

15

Bihar

1178

1366

16

Center Jurisdiction

140

187

34

Chandigarh

167

259

55

Chattisgarh

2627

2525

-4

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

300

324

8

Delhi

4113

5147

25

Goa

461

523

13

Gujarat

9321

9800

5

Haryana

6663

7250

9

Himachal Pradesh

741

828

12

Jammu and Kashmir

372

422

14

Jharkhand

2468

2584

5

Karnataka

9232

10317

12

Kerala

2064

2297

11

Ladakh

12

26

113

Lakshadweep

1

2

210

Madhya Pradesh

2746

3381

23

Maharashtra

20313

23536

16

Manipur

47

39

-17

Meghalaya

174

214

23

Mizoram

25

38

52

Nagaland

49

52

6

Odisha

3956

4398

11

Other Territory

185

201

9

Puducherry

181

202

12

Punjab

1833

1744

-5

Rajasthan

3789

3924

4

Sikkim

279

334

20

Tamil Nadu

7910

8953

13

Telangana

3982

4507

13

Tripura

65

75

14

Uttar Pradesh

6670

7468

12

Uttarakhand

1309

1431

9

West Bengal

4896

5162

5

Grand Total

102485

114261

11

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