GST collections fall to Rs 97,597 cr in March from Rs 1.05 lakh cr in February

Of the total Rs 97,597 crore GST revenue, the central GST stood at Rs 19,183 crore, state GST at Rs 25,601 crore and integrated GST at Rs 44,508 crore

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur during a Goods and Service Tax (GST) council meeting | PTI

New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in March stood at Rs 97,597 crore, lower than over Rs 1.05 lakh crore collected in February.

Of the total Rs 97,597 crore revenue, the central GST stood at Rs 19,183 crore, state GST at Rs 25,601 crore and integrated GST at Rs 44,508 crore, which included Rs 18,056 crore collected on imports, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The total number of GSTR-3B returns filed up to March 31, 2020 is 76.5 lakh.