The Finance Ministry on Monday reported the GST collections for the month of April 2023 at Rs 1.87 lakh crore, the highest ever. 

"Gross GST collection in April 2023 is all time high, Rs 19,495 crore more than the next highest collection of Rs. 1,67,540 lakh crore, in April 2022," said a release from the Centre. 

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of April, 2023 is Rs 1,87,035 crore of which CGST is Rs 38,440 crore, SGST is Rs 47,412 crore, IGST is Rs 89,158 crore (including Rs 34,972 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 12,025 crore (including Rs 901 crore collected on import of goods), reads a release from the government.

"The revenues for the month of April 2023 are 12% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, the revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 16% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year," the Finance Ministry said. 

The collections for April 2023 mark the second straight month that collections have risen, with the Centre raking in Rs 1.49 lakh crore in February 2023 and Rs 1.60 lakh crore in March 2023.