Gandhinagar: July 1st this year marked eight years since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which removed multiple types of taxes like VAT, CST, Octroi, Entry Tax, Service Tax, and Central Excise Duty, and made the process of calculating and paying taxes easier for traders and consumers. Due to this tax reform, Gujarat’s contribution to the Indian economy has increased significantly over the last eight years, an official note states.

As per an official release, the number of new taxpayers in Gujarat has been increasing continuously every year since the implementation of GST. When GST was implemented eight years ago, there were more than 5.15 lakh taxpayers in the state. Today, with an increase of 145 percent in the year 2024–25, the number of taxpayers in the state has crossed 12.46 lakh, which is more than double. Gujarat is now third in the country in terms of the number of registered taxpayers, which is a prime example of its growing economic activity and tax discipline. In the year 2024–25, Gujarat’s taxpayer growth rate has been recorded at 6.38 percent, which is much higher than the national growth rate of 3.86 percent and that of other states.

Along with the increase in the number of taxpayers, Gujarat’s exchequer has also grown significantly. Gujarat generated a GST revenue of ₹1,36,748 crore during the year 2024–25, which is ₹11,579 crore more than the previous year. Gujarat is ranked third in the country in terms of GST revenue from states, and its contribution to domestic GST has also been recorded at 8.2 percent.

Not only this, Gujarat has also maintained its leading position in revenue received from SGST and IGST. In the year 2024–25, the state received a total of ₹73,200 crore, which is ₹8,752 crore more than the previous year. Gujarat registered a growth rate of 13.6 percent compared to the national growth rate of 10.31 percent in SGST and IGST revenue. This additional revenue will further boost development work in education, health, and infrastructure facilities in Gujarat.

In addition, Gujarat is also at the forefront nationally in e-way bills generated for the digital tracking of goods movement. During the year 2024–25, a total of 13.98 crore e-way bills were generated by suppliers from Gujarat. In this way, Gujarat holds the first position in the country in terms of the number of suppliers generating e-way bills. Moreover, Gujarat has reached the second position nationally in terms of the value of e-way bills, and third in terms of the total number of e-way bills generated.

The press release also states that nationally, Gujarat has not only topped in terms of the number of taxpayers but also in other performance parameters of GST. Gujarat secured the second position in the country with 71.69 points in the Key Performance Indicators (KPI), while Maharashtra ranked first with 73.93 points. Gujarat ranked first in 9 out of the total 22 performance parameters of the KPI. Apart from this, Gujarat is also in the first position nationally in the timely filing of GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 returns. Gujarat has demonstrated strong discipline in the taxation system, with an achievement of 88.9 percent in filing GSTR-3B returns and 85.5 percent in filing GSTR-1 returns within the stipulated timeframe. DeshGujarat