Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (TIWN): Odisha has recorded 41.32 per cent growth in GST collection in August 2021 compared to the corresponding period of 2020, GST officials said on Friday.

Odisha’s GST collections stood at Rs 3,316.55 crore in August 2021 as compared to Rs 2,348.28 crore collected in August 2020. This was the second highest growth rate of GST among all major states in the country, said Odisha Commercial Tax and GST Commissioner’s office.  The progressive GST collection till August during the current financial year is Rs 16,977.92 crore while Rs 9,888.99 crore collected till August during last fiscal, thereby registering a growth of 71.69 per cent, it said.  Similarly, the collection of Odisha GST has recorded a growth of 39.40 per cent. The OGST (Odisha Goods and Services Tax) collection during August 2021 is Rs 956.47 crore while Rs 686.15 crore was collected in August 2020.