UP earns additional ₹500 cr via GST/VAT during Maha Kumbh: Report
The Maha Kumbh in UP added around ₹500 crore to the state exchequer through increased GST/VAT collections, as per officials. Just in January and February, tax collections from sectors directly connected to Maha Kumbh amounted to ₹239.47 crore, with Prayagraj contributing ₹146.4 crore. Sector-wise data revealed that Indian Railways contributed ₹124.6 crore in taxes, and hotel industry ₹7.12 crore.