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AT 40%, PATIALA OUTPACES ALL DIVISIONS IN GST GROWTH RATE
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|July 19, 2025
The Patiala goods and services tax division has recorded an impressive 40% growth rate in GST collection during the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, outpacing all other divisions in Punjab, said excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday.
The minister, who held a quarterly review meeting of the department, said the Patiala division was followed by Ropar division with 34.97% and Amritsar division with 30.26%. Ludhiana division registered the highest gross GST collection across the state, br
This story is from the July 19, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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