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Indian states paying highest and lowest tax revenues

Last updated on: September 17, 2012 08:36 IST
Dahanu, Maharashtra.

Which states contribute the most to the exchequer? Sales tax continues to be the state's largest source of income.

Here's a list of states in terms of projected tax revenues (excluding the shares from Union tax pool) assessed for the year 2010-15 by the Thirteenth Finance Commission.

1. Maharashtra

Tax revenues: Rs 451,777 crore ($81.77 billion)

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Indian states paying highest and lowest tax revenues

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Rajahmundry.

2. Andhra Pradesh

Tax revenues: Rs 323,369 crore ($58.53 billion)

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Indian states paying highest and lowest tax revenues

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A farmer in Agra.

3. Uttar Pradesh

Tax revenues: Rs 296,417 crore ($53.65 billion)

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A hill station in Tamil Nadu.

4. Tamil Nadu

Tax revenues: Rs 273,424 crore ($49.49 billion)

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Bannerghatta National Park.

5. Karnataka

Tax revenues: Rs 252,620 crore ($45.72 billion)

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Science city, Ahmedabad.

6. Gujarat

Tax revenues: Rs 179,578 crore ($32.5 billion)

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Howrah station.

7. West Bengal

Tax revenues: Rs 169,910 crore ($30.75 billion)

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Thar desert near Jaisalmer.

8. Rajasthan

Tax revenues: Rs 150,741 crore ($27.28 billion)

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A floral arrangement made during the Onam celebration.

9. Kerala

Tax revenues: Rs 138,221 crore ($25.02 billion)

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Surajkund Craft Mela.

10. Haryana

Tax revenues: Rs 136,291 crore ($24.67 billion)

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Gwalior.

11. Madhya Pradesh

Tax revenues: Rs 127,222 crore ($23.03 billion)

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Jagatjit Palace.

12. Punjab

Tax revenues: Rs 118,022 crore ($21.36 billion)

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13. Chattisgarh

Tax revenues: Rs 72,382 crore ($13.1 billion)

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Deoghar.

14. Jharkhand

Tax revenues: Rs 70,748 crore ($12.81 billion)

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Konark Festival.

15. Orissa

Tax revenues: Rs 66,181 crore ($11.98 billion)

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16. Bihar

Tax revenues: Rs 37,036 crore ($6.7 billion)

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Pahalgam village

17. Jammu and Kashmir

Tax revenues: Rs 34,644 crore ($6.27 billion)

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18. Assam

Tax revenues: Rs 32,238 crore ($5.84 billion)

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Rice winnowing, Uttarakhand, India.

19. Uttarakhand

Tax revenues: Rs 32,202 crore ($5.83 billion) 

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River rafting in Himachal Pradesh.

20. Himachal Pradesh

Tax revenues: Rs 27,409 crore ($4.96 billion)

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Carnival in Goa.

21. Goa

Tax revenues: Rs 23,251 crore ($4.21 billion)

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22. Tripura

Tax revenues: Rs 4,725 crore ($855.23 million)

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A view of Shillong town.

23. Meghalaya

Tax revenues: Rs 4,592 crore ($831.15 million)

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24. Arunachal Pradesh

Tax revenues: Rs 2,711 crore ($490.69 million)

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The Shrine' is main theatre of Ratan Thiyam's Chorus Repertory.

25. Manipur

Tax revenues: Rs 2,685 crore ($485.99 million)

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26. Nagaland

Tax revenues: Rs 1,776 crore ($321.46 million)

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27. Mizoram

Tax revenues: Rs 1,547 crore ($280.01 million)

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28. Sikkim

Tax revenues: Rs 1,368 crore ($247.61 million)