LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- UP's revenue for the month of January has gone up by Rs 1089.58 crore (6.229%), compared to the corresponding period last year, said finance minister Suresh Khanna on Thursday, while sharing data for revenue collection under various heads in the state. "In January 2025, the state earned revenue of Rs 17425.94 crore, while this year the figure was Rs 18511.52 crore, which is Rs 1089.58 crore more," he said. However, there was a slight fall in GST collections as UP got Rs 7161.95 crore in January 2026 and Rs 7167.29 crore in January 2025. Under VAT, the state got Rs 2816.47 crore in January 2026 and Rs 2797.32 crore in January 2025. The excise department earned Rs 4122.19 crore this year while in January 2025 it had raked in Rs 3356.26 crore. The stamps and registration department earned a total Rs 2748.74 crore while in January last year, the state had earned 2511.11 crore. Khanna said in the current financial year, a total revenue of Rs 178556.43 crore has been collected under tax revenue up to January. This represents 74.1% of the target of Rs 240980.67 crore set for January 2026. He further informed that under state taxes, a revenue of Rs 94,039.39 crore has been collected up to January, against the target of Rs 145,427.47 crore, which is 64.7% of the target for this period. Under the excise head, a revenue of Rs 43,949.17 crore has been collected against the target of Rs 48,900.00 crore for this period, which is 89.9% of the target. Under stamps and registration, a revenue of Rs 27,137.81 crore has been collected up to January against the target of Rs 31,725.00 crore, which is 85.5% of the target. In the transport sector, a revenue of Rs 10,063.39 crore has been collected against the target of Rs 11,428.20 crore, which is 88.1 %....