GST Revenue collection for April 2022 highest ever at Rs 1.68 lakh crore

Gross GST collection in April 2022 is all time high, Rs 25,000 crore more than the next highest collection of Rs. 1,42,095 crore, just last month

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of April, 2022 is Rs 1,67,540 crore of which CGST is Rs  33,159 crore, SGST is Rs  41,793 crore, IGST is Rs  81,939 crore (including Rs  36,705 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs  10,649 crore (including Rs  857 crore collected on import of goods).

The gross GST collection in April 2022 is all time high, Rs 25,000 crore more than the next highest collection of Rs. 1,42,095 crore, just last month.

The government has settled Rs 33,423 crore to CGST and Rs 26962 crore to SGST from IGST. The total revenue of Centre and the States in the month of April 2022 after regular settlement is Rs 66,582 crore for CGST and Rs 68,755 crore for the SGST.

The revenues for the month of April 2022 are 20% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 30% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 17% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

For the first time gross GST collection has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore mark. Total number of e-way bills generated in the month of March 2022 was 7.7 crore, which is 13% higher than 6.8 crore e-way bills generated in the month of February 2022, which reflects recovery of business activity at faster pace.

Month of April 2022 saw the highest ever tax collection in a single day on 20^th April 2022 and highest collection during an hour, during 4 PM to 5PM on that day. On 20^th April 2022, Rs  57,847 crore was paid through 9.58 lakh transactions and during 4-5 PM, almost Rs  8,000 crore was paid through 88,000 transactions. The highest single day payment last year (on the same date) was Rs  48,000 crore through 7.22 lakh transactions and highest one hour collection (2-3PM on the same date last year) was Rs  6,400 crore through 65,000 transactions.

During April 2022, 1.06 crore GST returns in GSTR-3B were filed, of which 97 lakh pertained to the month of March 2022, as compared to total 92 lakh returns filed during April 2021. Similarly, during April 2022, 1.05 crore statements of invoices issued in GSTR-1 were filed. Till end of the month, the filing percentage for GSTR-3B in April 2022 was 84.7% as compared to 78.3% in April 2021 and the filing percentage for GSTR-1 in April 2022 was 83.11% as compared to 73.9% in April 2021.

This shows clear improvement in the compliance behaviour, which has been a result of various measures taken by the tax administration to nudge taxpayers to file returns timely, to making compliance easier and smoother and strict enforcement action taken against errant taxpayers identified based on data analytics and artificial intelligence.

The chart below shows trends in monthly gross GST revenues during the current year. The table shows the state-wise figures of GST collected in each State during the month of April 2022 as compared to April 2021.

State-wise growth of GST Revenues during April 2022

State	Apr-21	Apr-22	Growth
Jammu and Kashmir	509	560	10%
Himachal Pradesh	764	817	7%
Punjab	1,924	1,994	4%
Chandigarh	203	249	22%
Uttarakhand	1,422	1,887	33%
Haryana	6,658	8,197	23%
Delhi	5,053	5,871	16%
Rajasthan	3,820	4,547	19%
Uttar Pradesh	7,355	8,534	16%
Bihar	1,508	1,471	-2%
Sikkim	258	264	2%
Arunachal Pradesh	103	196	90%
Nagaland	52	68	32%
Manipur	103	69	-33%
Mizoram	57	46	-19%
Tripura	110	107	-3%
Meghalaya	206	227	10%
Assam	1,151	1,313	14%
West Bengal	5,236	5,644	8%
Jharkhand	2,956	3,100	5%
Odisha	3,849	4,910	28%
Chattisgarh	2,673	2,977	11%
Madhya Pradesh	3,050	3,339	9%
Gujarat	9,632	11,264	17%
Daman and Diu	1	0	-78%
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	292	381	30%
Maharashtra	22,013	27,495	25%
Karnataka	9,955	11,820	19%
Goa	401	470	17%
Lakshadweep	4	3	-18%
Kerala	2,466	2,689	9%
Tamil Nadu	8,849	9,724	10%
Puducherry	169	206	21%
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	61	87	44%
Telangana	4,262	4,955	16%
Andhra Pradesh	3,345	4,067	22%
Ladakh	31	47	53%
Other Territory	159	216	36%
Center Jurisdiction	142	167	17%
Grand Total	1,10,804	1,29,978	17%

 

GST revenue collection surge strengthens tax compliance and increases central state settlement flows under the GST framework. Record gross GST revenue for April 2022 exceeded prior monthly highs, with receipts classified by CGST, SGST, IGST (including imports) and cess; regular IGST settlements yielded stated net transfers to Centre and States. The month showed higher year-on-year growth driven by import and domestic receipts, peak single-day/hour payment events, increased e-way bills, and improved GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 filing percentages, attributed to administrative facilitation and data-driven enforcement to enhance compliance.