The first nine months of the 2025–2026 fiscal year saw a startling 35.7% growth in Arunachal Pradesh’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) receipts compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to officials. They claim that the collection exceeded the 6.8% national growth average, demonstrating strong economic activity and improved tax compliance in the state. Compared to Rs 1,324 crore in 2024, the state collected Rs 1,519 crore in GST between April and December of 2025. This represents an increase of Rs 195 crore in total.
Here, the Central GST Commissionerate asserts that the significant increase was brought about by successful revenue-boosting programs, greater taxpayer compliance, and steady economic performance. Officials claimed that the higher revenues were an indication of broader markets, more economic activity, and improved tax management in important sectors like retail, services, tourism, transportation, and hospitality. They attributed the growth to legislative measures including increased digitization, governance changes, and ease of doing business that have boosted investor confidence and broadened the revenue base.
The state’s financial situation has improved and more money may now be spent on social welfare, infrastructure, healthcare, and education, according to officials. Deeper tax digitization, closer corporate engagement, better revenue-tracking tools, and improved training for tax officers and taxpayers are among the measures being taken, according to officials, to maintain the momentum. It is anticipated that the actions will promote sustained economic expansion and guarantee long-term, equitable development throughout Arunachal Pradesh.
