Jammu, Feb. 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir recorded a steady rise in GST collections, with total revenue amounting to Rs 24,080.79 crore over the past three financial years, reflecting improved compliance and a widening tax base, the UT government said on Tuesday.

Replying to a written question by National Conference MLA Pirzada Farooq Ahmed in the Assembly, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said GST collections in J&K stood at Rs 7,272.15 crore in 2022-23, increased to Rs 8,128.44 crore in 2023-24 and further rose to Rs 8,680.20 crore in 2024-25.

The Chief Minister said that the Union Territory also received Rs 15,795.13 crore as its share of Integrated GST (IGST) from the Centre during the same three-year period. He said J&K received Rs 4,922.57 ...