Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that biometric based Aadhaar authentication through Goods and Services Tax (GST) Seva Kendras have been approved for Andhra Pradesh. This will streamline the GST registration process and improve security, she said.
In October, countrywide GST collection rose to a 10-month high of Rs. 1.72 lakh crore. Andhra Pradesh has also seen a robust increase in GST Collections. From April to October 2023 the state registered 12% annual growth in its post settlement GST proceeds.
Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of GST Bhavan at Tirupati, Sitharaman said the Tirupati Commissionerate in Andhra Pradesh collected Rs. 8,264/- crore in GST revenue in FY 2023 and Rs. 5,019/- crore from April to September 2023. “The major contributor for this striking growth is from the manufacture of passenger vehicles, cement and automotive batteries, she said.
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