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RS 1.05 LAKH CRORE GST
COLLECTED IN OCTOBER
ndicating a sign of economic recovery, Goods GST collection for the first time in
Iand Services Tax (GST) collections for October last 8 months Over 1 lakh crores
2020 grossed Rs 1.05 Lakh Crore. This is highest
in this financial year. The collection is 10 per GST collection over 10% in 80 lakh GSTR-3B returns filed
the same month of last year in the month of October 2020
cent higher than in the corresponding month the GST collection from April till now
previous year which stood at `1,05,155
The collection Rs 95,379 Crore. Revenue Crore
is 10 per cent from import of goods is 9 per `90,917 `86,449 `95,480 Crore
higher than in the cent higher and the revenue Crore `87,422 Crore Crore
corresponding from domestic transaction
month last year (including import of services) `62,151
which stood at is 11 per cent higher than the Crore
Rs 95,379 Crore revenue from these sources
during the corresponding `32,172
Crore
month the last fiscal. The growth in GST as
compared to that in the months of July, August
and September, 2020 has been 14 per cent,
8 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively clearly April May June July August September October
showing the trajectory.
WEST BENGAL BECOMES FOCUS Tmantra of Purvodaya to make lives of people
he Government has come up with a new
OF GOVERNMENT’S PURVODAYA of West Bengal even better. It is taking several
new measures for the development of eastern
India so that West Bengal too is able to play
an important role in Purvodaya Mission. They
included completion of approximately 30 Lakh
houses for the poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojna, free gas connection to 90 Lakh poor women
under Ujjwala Scheme, opening of 4 Crore bank
accounts under Jan Dhan Yojna and tap water
to 4 Lakh houses under Jal Jeevan Mission.
Works are continuing on several road projects
worth hundreds of crores of rupees connecting
India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Rs 8,000 Crore
have been sanctioned for East-West Metro
corridor which means highways, waterways and
broadband connectivity to the rural areas to make
lives of people of West Bengal comfortable.
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