GST collections rise 6.2% on yr in January reaching Rs 1.93 lakh crore
Items and Providers Tax (GST) collections in India rose 6.2 per cent year-on-year in January 2026, reaching Rs 1,93,384 crore, based on official knowledge launched on Sunday. The rise was primarily bolstered by robust import income progress and continued home financial exercise.
The federal government confirmed that the expansion was supported by robust home exercise and wholesome progress in import revenues. Gross GST collections for January 2025 have been ₹1,82,094 crore. On a year-to-date foundation from April to January 2025–26, gross collections stood at ₹18,43,423 crore, marking an 8.3 per cent enhance in comparison with the earlier yr.
Web GST income for January amounted to ₹1,70,719 crore, reflecting a 7.6 per cent progress over the identical interval final yr. 12 months-to-date web GST income reached ₹15,95,752 crore, a 6.8 per cent annual rise. Gross tax collections from home transactions elevated 4.8 per cent to ₹1,41,132 crore, whereas import revenues noticed a sharper 10.1 per cent progress at ₹52,253 crore.
Refund exercise confirmed blended developments in January. Whole refunds declined by 3.1 per cent year-on-year to ₹22,665 crore. Home refunds fell by 7.1 per cent to ₹13,119 crore, whereas export refunds rose 2.9 per cent to ₹9,546 crore, indicating selective sectoral pressures and strengths.
The compensation cess, which stays a transitional levy, registered a big drop to ₹5,768 crore in January, down 55.6 per cent from ₹13,009 crore a yr earlier. This decline is attributed to latest coverage modifications the place the cess is now solely imposed on tobacco and associated merchandise, following the discount of GST charges on roughly 375 objects efficient from September 2025.
State-wise GST income knowledge revealed divergent patterns. Haryana (27 per cent), Maharashtra (15 per cent), Gujarat (13 per cent), Himachal Pradesh (18 per cent), and Punjab (12 per cent) recorded sturdy beneficial properties. Average progress was seen in Tamil Nadu (5 per cent), Karnataka (7 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (2 per cent), Delhi (3 per cent), and West Bengal (1 per cent).
A number of areas skilled contractions in GST income: Madhya Pradesh (-15 per cent), Jharkhand (-6 per cent), Odisha (-10 per cent), Chhattisgarh (-23 per cent), Ladakh (-30 per cent), and Lakshadweep (-30 per cent). Union Territories confirmed contrasting outcomes, with Chandigarh up 15 per cent and Puducherry up 11 per cent, whereas Lakshadweep noticed a pointy 30 per cent decline.
Coverage changes since September 2025, together with the decreasing of GST charges and the narrowing of things topic to compensation cess, have been elements influencing general collections.
