Bhubaneswar, May 3: Gross GST collection in Odisha hit a record high in April with overall tax revenue of Rs 5,902.25 crore, including CGST, SGST, IGST and Cess.
The state’s gross GST collection was Rs 5,035.74 crore in April last year.
The state share and IGST settlement was Rs 2,996.05 crore in April this year against Rs 2,253.71 crore of April 2023, registering a phenomenal growth rate of 32.94 per cent last month.
The collection of Odisha GST (OGST) exclusively in April was Rs 2,081.83 crore, which is also the highest ever state GST collection since the introduction of GST regime.
Similarly, as many as 23.15 lakh of e-waybills were generated in April 2024 vis-a-vis 20.90 lakh in April 2023, recording a growth of 10.76 percent.
Out of the 23.15 lakh of e-waybills, 12.38 lakh were intra-state waybills and 8.51 were interstate waybills.
Odisha is among top-six states that have recorded the highest growth rate in collection of gross GST last month.