The Maharashtra State GST Department has implemented several reforms, ineluding data-driven feedback mechanisms, enforcement supported by advanced analytics, closer monitoring of high-risk taxpayers, and sustained outreach to compliant taxpayers, while continuing to focus on ease of doing business.
The Department has also surpassed its The Department has also surpassed its Budget Estimate (BE) for the fourth consecutive year, achieving 100.2 percent of the target. Despite certain headwinds arising from GST rate rationalization, the Department, through sustained efforts and improved compliance, has successfully overcome these challenges and recorded a robust growth rate of 14.6 percent. This strong growth under the GST regime is attributed to enhanced domestic consumption following rate rationalization, coupled with consistent efforts of the tax administration.
of the target. Despite certain headwinds arising from GST rate rationalization, the Department, through sustained efforts and improved compliance, has successfully overcome these challenges and recorded a robust growth rate of 14.6 percent. This strong growth under the GST regime is attributed to enhanced domestic consumption following rate rationalization, coupled with consistent efforts of the tax administration.
The Department has also surpassed its Budget Estimate (BE) for the fourth consecutive year, achieving 100.2 percent of the target. Despite certain headwinds arising from GST rate rationalization, the Department, through sustained efforts and improved compliance, has successfully overcome these challenges and recorded a robust growth rate of 14.6 percent. This strong growth under the GST regime is attributed to enhanced domestic consumption following rate rationalization, coupled with consistent efforts of the tax administration.
Maharashtra State GST revenue surges 12.6%; Department contributes nearly two-thirds of State tax kitty
The Maharashtra State GST Department recorded a robust revenue performance in the financial year 2025-26, with total collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST), Value Added Tax (VAT) and Professional Tax (PT) reaching Rs. 2,51,256 crore, registering a growth of 12.6 percent over the previous year's collection of Rs. 2,23,087 crore. In terms of GST revenue among States, Maharashtra has secured the top position in the country, with collections more than double that of the second-highest State. In addition, GST revenue in the State recorded a growth rate of 14.6 percent over FY 2024-25, reaching Rs. 1,86,991 crore. Reflecting the strength of the State's economy, the growth in GST revenue is one of the highest in the country and is almost double the all-India growth. Together, GST, VAT and PT contribute nearly 64 percent of Maharashtra's State Own Tax Revenue (SOTR), underlining the pivotal role of the State GST Department in strengthening the State's finances.
जीएसटी व्यवस्थेअंतर्गत झालेली ही मजबूत वाढ दर संयुक्तिकरणानंतर वाढलेल्या देशांतर्गत उपभोगामुळे तसेच कर प्रशासनाच्या सातत्यपूर्ण प्रयत्नांमुळे शक्य झाली आहे.
महाराष्ट्र राज्य जीएसटी विभागाने डेटा-आधारित अभिप्राय यंत्रणा, प्रगत विश्लेषणावर आधारित अंमलबजावणी, उच्च जोखमीच्या करदात्यांवर अधिक लक्ष, तसेच प्रामाणिक करदात्यांसोबत सातत्यपूर्ण संवाद यांसारख्या विविध सुधारणा उपाययोजना राबवल्या आहेत. यासोबतच, ‘ईज ऑफ डुईंग बिझनेस’ (Ease of Doing Business) सुधारण्यावरही विभागाचा सातत्याने भर असल्याची माहिती विभागामार्फत देण्यात आली आहे.
राज्याच्या मजबूत अर्थव्यवस्थेचे प्रतिबिंब म्हणून जीएसटी महसुलातील ही वाढ देशातील उच्च वाढ दरांपैकी एक असून, ती राष्ट्रीय सरासरीपेक्षा जवळपास दुप्पट आहे. जीएसटी, व्हॅट आणि व्यवसाय कर मिळून महाराष्ट्राच्या राज्याच्या स्वमालकीच्या कर महसुलात (SOTR) सुमारे ६४ टक्के योगदान देतात, यावरून राज्य जीएसटी विभागाची वित्तीय बळकटीत असलेली महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका अधोरेखित होते.
राज्यांमधील जीएसटी महसूल संकलनात महाराष्ट्राने देशात अव्वल स्थान पटकावले असून, दुसऱ्या क्रमांकाच्या राज्याच्या तुलनेत येथील महसूल दुपटीपेक्षा अधिक आहे. तसेच, राज्यातील जीएसटी महसूल वित्तीय वर्ष २०२४-२५ च्या तुलनेत १४.६ टक्क्यांनी वाढून १,८६,९९१ कोटी रुपयांपर्यंत पोहोचला आहे.
