LUCKNOW, Oct. 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday claimed it collected a tax revenue of Rs 1,19,769.53 crore in the first six months of 2026-2027 from April 1 to September 30, 2026. Finance minister Suresh Khanna, who released the state government's revenue collection data, said the revenue collected was 74.4% of the target of Rs 1,60,876.56 crore for the period. He said the collections of Rs 6,771.01 crore from the transport were 102% of the target. He said the increasing revenue collection is a reflection on the people's faith in the state government's policies. Khanna said the state government collected a non-tax revenue of Rs 7137.62 crore, which was 58% of the target. The minister said the state government's revenue (tax and non-tax) collection increased by Rs 3,332 crore in September 2026. He said the state government collected a revenue of Rs 18,570 crore in September 2026 against a sum of Rs 15,238 crore collected in the same month in 2025. htc...