Maha Kumbh helped UP notch up Rs.10,000 cr in March GST collections
Helped by vast attendance of devotees at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraaj, GST collections in Uttar Pradesh rose to an 11-month high of around Rs.10,000 crore in March, government data showed on Tuesday.
Collections in March boosted the average mop up in January-March quarter. Though record collection in April last fiscal pushed the average monthly collection to over Rs.10,300 crore during April-June quarter of FY25, it dipped to around Rs.8,400 crore and Rs.9,000 crore in July-September quarter (Q2 of FY25) and October-December quarter (Q3 of FY25). However, in the last quarter (Q4 of FY25), it was over Rs.9,500 crore.
According to Vivek Jalan, Partner at Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP, the UP economy was slumping on single digit growth from July to December 2025 in five out of six months. “The Maha Kumbh festival in UP has helped the State gain double digits growth of around 12.5 per cent on an average in January to March period,” he said, adding, “It remains to be seen whether UP can sustain the growth momentum after the Kumbh.”
