Nagaland GST collection rises 12% to Rs 73 crore in October

Nagaland collected Rs 73 crore in gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in October 2026, 12 per cent more than the Rs 65 crore it collected in October last year, according to state-wise figures released by the Union Ministry of Finance and reported by The Morung Express.

The state's cumulative domestic GST collection for April to October 2026 stood at Rs 578 crore, a rise of 13.6 per cent over the same seven months of the last financial year.

Month by month

April was the strongest month of the year so far at Rs 122 crore. Collections were Rs 64 crore in May, Rs 88 crore in June, Rs 76 crore in July, Rs 67 crore in August and Rs 76 crore in September, before October's Rs 73 crore.

What the state keeps

The state's own share grew more slowly. Pre-settlement State GST (SGST) for April-October was Rs 254 crore, up 6 per cent from Rs 240 crore a year earlier.

After the state's share of Integrated GST (IGST) is settled in its favour, post-settlement SGST for the period stood at Rs 739 crore, 3 per cent higher than Rs 715 crore last year. For October alone, post-settlement SGST rose 15 per cent to Rs 109 crore from Rs 95 crore.

The number of GST registrations in Nagaland went up by 602, or 5.3 per cent, to 11,926 as of October 31, from 11,324 in September.

National picture

Across India, gross GST revenue rose 22.9 per cent year on year to Rs 2,31,290 crore in October 2026. Domestic revenue grew 15.8 per cent to Rs 1,59,044 crore, while revenue from imports went up 42.2 per cent to Rs 72,246 crore. Net GST revenue after refunds was Rs 2,03,356 crore, up 25.6 per cent.

For April-October, gross GST revenue nationally was Rs 14,77,569 crore, 13.2 per cent higher than a year earlier. Nagaland's 13.6 per cent growth in the same period is roughly in line with that national rate.

The ministry has said the figures are provisional and may change. The state-wise numbers do not include GST on imported goods.

Why it matters

Nagaland has a small tax base and depends heavily on transfers from the Centre. The state is set to receive Rs 7,341.28 crore as its share of central taxes in 2026-27 under the Union Budget estimates, and it received Rs 524 crore on October 31 as part of the Centre's additional tax devolution instalment to states. Growth in its own GST revenue adds to the money the state can raise by itself.