GST collection of ₹16,390 crore in financial year 2024-25, historic growth of 18 percent recorded
Raipur, 2 April 2025: Chhattisgarh has achieved another important milestone under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai. In the financial year 2024-25, the state has recorded the highest annual growth rate of 18 percent in the country by collecting a total GST revenue of ₹16,390 crore. This achievement puts Chhattisgarh in the first place in the whole country in terms of GST revenue growth. In this sequence, Maharashtra stood second and Tamil Nadu third with a growth rate of 16% and 15% respectively. Monthly collection of more than ₹2000 crore for the first time in March 2025 In March 2025, Chhattisgarh received ₹1,301.09 crore under SGST head, which is 72 percent more than March 2024. This is the first time the state has crossed the ₹1000 crore mark in SGST collection. In March 2025 itself, ₹756.73 crore was received under IGST, which is 10 per cent more than last year. Thus, the total GST collection in March 2025 was ₹2,057.82 crore, which shows an impressive monthly growth of 43 per cent as compared to ₹1,443.66 crore in March 2024. For the first time after the advent of GST, Chhattisgarh has crossed the ₹2000 crore mark in total GST revenue in a month.
Historic success achieved due to better administration, integration of technology and continuous monitoring This remarkable progress is a direct result of the comprehensive reforms, innovation and new work culture undertaken in the Commercial Tax Department in the state under the guidance of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai and the guidelines of Finance Minister O P Choudhary. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai and Commercial Tax Minister O. Under the guidance of P. Chaudhary, the department has taken decisive steps to make GST administration more active, transparent and result-oriented. Control over non-filers There has been a major improvement in the compliance rate through continuous monitoring and communication with traders who have not filed returns. The number of non-filers has come down from 15 percent to just 6 percent. Investigation of fake registration Physical verification of more than 28,000 businesses was done, out of which 4, 252 firms, which is about 15% of the total firms, were found to be fake. This effectively curbed tax evasion and increased tax compliance. Data analytics based action On the basis of data analytics, ₹45.13 crore was recovered by checking the accounting books in 313 cases during the year.
At the same time, an additional amount of ₹47.35 crore was recovered from the search/inspection of 77 establishments. Sector Analysis and Inter-Departmental Coordination The GST Department identified 49 potential tax evasion areas using sector-based analysis and inter-departmental data, generating revenue of ₹101 crore. Improved Compliance from Government Departments As part of special efforts made in March 2025, additional revenue of ₹37 crore was collected from suppliers of government departments by getting them to file GSTR-7 returns.
Extensive Trader Contact Campaign 36,847 traders were contacted across the state, who had either filed nil returns or showed negative growth in business, thereby ensuring increased tax compliance. The direct result of all these concrete and technology-based measures is that Chhattisgarh today ranks top in GST growth in the country. Digital and AI-based strategy prepared for the future Under the guidance of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and the guidance of Finance Minister O P Choudhary, the GST Department is now committed to keep Chhattisgarh at the leading position in the country in the coming years by implementing digital tracking, artificial intelligence-based monitoring system and advanced compliance mechanism. “This historic achievement of Chhattisgarh is not just an achievement of numbers, but a mark of good governance based on honesty, transparency and public participation. By making tax administration people-centric and technology-driven, our government has proved that if there is willpower, revenue as well as trust increases. We will maintain this momentum and make Chhattisgarh a model of economically self-reliant and inclusive development.” – Shri Vishnudev Sai, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh
