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Punjab's GST Collection Soars 22.11% in September, Outpacing National Growth
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News18•01-10-2026, 18:15
Punjab's GST Collection Soars 22.11% in September, Outpacing National Growth
- •Punjab recorded a 22.11% year-on-year growth in net GST collection in September, reaching Rs 2,409.47 crore.
- •The state's cumulative gross GST mop-up for April-September hit Rs 15,405.12 crore, a 17.39% increase from the previous year.
- •VAT and CST collections also saw a significant rise of 28.70% in September, totaling Rs 742.75 crore.
- •Punjab's GST revenue growth of 16% in September surpassed the all-India expansion rate of 14%.
- •The excise and taxation department imposed penalties of approximately Rs 142 crore in September through intensified enforcement operations targeting fraudulent activities.
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Punjab recorded a 22.11 per cent year-on-year growth in net GST collection in September, with collections rising to Rs 2,409.47 crore compared to Rs 1,973.12 crore in the previous year.
The cumulative gross GST mop-up for Punjab during the April-September period of the fiscal year reached Rs 15,405.12 crore, marking a 17.39 per cent growth compared to Rs 13,112.27 crore in the corresponding period last year.
The department intensified intelligence-based enforcement and anti-evasion operations targeting fraudulent input tax credit, bogus billing, and undocumented movement of goods, imposing penalties amounting to about Rs 142 crore during the month.
