GST Revenue collection for April, 2019 recorded highest collection since GST implementation

The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of April, 2019 is ₹ 1,13,865 crore of which CGST is ₹ 21,163 crore, SGST is ₹ 28,801 crore, IGST is ₹ 54,733 crore (including  ₹ 23,289 crore collected on imports) and Cess is ₹ 9,168 crore (including ₹ 1,053 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of March up to 30^th April, 2019 is 72.13 lakh.

2.   The government has settled ₹ 20,370 crore to CGST and ₹ 15,975 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. Further, ₹ 12,000 crore has been settled from the balance IGST available with the Centre on provisional basis in the ratio of 50:50 between Centre and States. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular and provisional settlement in the month of April, 2019 is ₹ 47,533 crore for CGST and ₹ 50,776 crore for the SGST.

3.   The revenue in April, 2018 was Rs 1,03,459 crore and the revenue during April, 2019 is a growth of 10.05% over the revenue in the same month last year. The revenue in April, 2019 is 16.05% higher than the monthly average of GST revenue in FY 2018-19 (Rs 98,114 crore).