SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received a total of Rs 14,477.7 crore in GST compensation and related surplus cess distributions since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2017-18, the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
According to data presented by the Ministry of Finance, JK received Rs 1,137 crore in GST compensation in 2017-18, Rs 1,462 crore in 2018-19, Rs 2,279.3 crore in 2019-20, Rs 4,443.2 crore in 2020-21, Rs 4,738.1 crore in 2021-22 and Rs 418.1 crore in 2022-23.
No GST compensation was released to JK during 2023-24, 2024-25 or 2025-26, while the Union Government’s state-wise table also shows no additional surplus-cess distribution to JK in 2025-26.
The figures were disclosed in response to a Lok Sabha question on the increase in direct and indirect tax collections and the changes in revenue accruing to States following implementation of GST.
The Ministry said the revenue accruing to States through SGST, IGST settlements and GST compensation has increased substantially since GST was introduced. The combined revenue under these heads for all States rose from Rs 3.32 lakh crore in 2017-18 to Rs 10.36 lakh crore in 2025-26.
At the national level, net direct tax collection increased from Rs 14.12 lakh crore in 2021-22 to Rs 23.40 lakh crore in 2025-26, with the latter figure provisional. Corporate tax rose from Rs 7.12 lakh crore to Rs 10.99 lakh crore, while non-corporate tax increased from Rs 6.97 lakh crore to Rs 12.41 lakh crore during the period.
Net indirect tax collections also rose from Rs 12.90 lakh crore in 2021-22 to Rs 16.72 lakh crore in 2025-26.
The number of persons filing income-tax returns across the country increased from 6.96 crore in 2021-22 to 8.67 crore in 2025-26, an increase of around 1.70 crore filers over five years.
To curb tax evasion, the Centre said it has strengthened PAN-Aadhaar linkage, the Annual Information Statement, data-based NUDGE campaigns, restrictions on large cash transactions and laws dealing with undisclosed foreign assets and benami properties.
On the GST side, measures include the Invoice Management System, nationwide drives against fake registrations and fraudulent input tax credit, e-invoicing, biometric Aadhaar authentication for GST registration and sequential filing of GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B.
The Government said two nationwide drives against fake and non-existent GST registrations were conducted during May-August 2023 and August-October 2024, involving physical verification of business premises by tax officials.
