Punjab records highest-ever GST collection of Rs 2,987.4 cr in April
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Dated:- 1-5-2026
PTI
Chandigarh, May 1 (PTI) The Punjab government has set a benchmark in tax revenue with the highest-ever monthly collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 2,987.38 crore in April, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Friday.
“The state has recorded a gross GST collection of Rs 2,987.38 crore alongside a net GST collection of Rs 2,725.08 crore. This exceptional performance reflects a remarkable year-on-year net GST growth of 70.70 per cent, translating to an impressive increase of approximately Rs 1,129 crore over our collections in April 2025,” the minister for finance, planning, excise and taxation said.
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c improvements in core tax administration and compliance,” he said, according to an official statement.
Attributing this financial milestone to rigorous administrative measures, the minister said, “Our robust GST growth is directly supported by intensified enforcement activities across Punjab. Through the extensive leverage of data analytics, coordinated field action, and intelligence-based inspections, we have successfully imposed penalties exceeding Rs 175 crore.
He further said that during a special anti-evasion operation in the iron and steel sector this April, the state executed a record enforcement drive by detaining nearly 200 vehicles in a single day.
Reiterating Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government's
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