New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in January, in gross terms, stood at Rs 1.96 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 12.3 per cent, according to data from the finance ministry released Saturday.

In January 2024, the total collection was to the tune of Rs 1.74 lakh crore.

CGST, SGST, IGST, and cess all showed an increase on year-on-year basis in December 2024, official data made available showed today.

So far in 2024-25 (April-January), the total GST collection has been 9.4 per cent higher at Rs 18.29 lakh crore, as against Rs 16.71 lakh crore mopped up in the corresponding period of 2023-24.

In April 2024, the total GST mop-up surged to a record high of Rs 2.10 lakh crore.

During the financial year 2023-24, th...