Lucknow, May 26 -- Even as Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the state with the highest number of active Goods and Services Tax (GST) payers in the country with 21.82 lakh registered taxpayers, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed the state tax department to focus on "trust-based administration" alongside revenue growth and ensure quicker services for honest traders.

He was reviewing the department's functioning with officers from headquarters and field units.

"The role of the state tax department is extremely important in achieving the state's one-trillion-dollar economy target and the department must present a model of trust-based administration along with revenue growth," he said.

The chief minister also directed officials t...