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Indian states paying highest and lowest tax revenues

Last updated on: September 17, 2012 08:36 IST

Image: 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

Image: Rajahmundry.
Photographs: Courtesy, AP Tourism.

2. Andhra Pradesh

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

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Image: A farmer in Agra.
Photographs: Courteys, UP Tourism.

3. Uttar Pradesh

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

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Image: A hill station in Tamil Nadu.
Photographs: Courtesy, Tamil Nadu Tourism.

4. Tamil Nadu

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

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Image: Bannerghatta National Park.
Photographs: Courtesy, Karnataka Tourism.

5. Karnataka

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

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Image: Science city, Ahmedabad.
Photographs: Courtesy, Gujarat Tourism.

6. Gujarat

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

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Image: Howrah station.
Photographs: Courtesy, West Bengal Tourism.

7. West Bengal

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

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Image: Thar desert near Jaisalmer.
Photographs: Shiva-Nataraja/Wikimedia Commons.

8. Rajasthan

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

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Image: A floral arrangement made during the Onam celebration.

9. Kerala

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

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Image: Surajkund Craft Mela.
Photographs: Courtesy, Haryana Tourism.

10. Haryana

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

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Image: Gwalior.
Photographs: Courtesy, MP Tourism.

11. Madhya Pradesh

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

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Image: Jagatjit Palace.
Photographs: Courtesy, Punjab Tourism.

12. Punjab

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Chattisgarh Tourism.

13. Chattisgarh

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

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Image: Deoghar.
Photographs: Courtesy, Jharkhand Tourism.

14. Jharkhand

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

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Image: Konark Festival.
Photographs: Courtesy, Orissa Tourism.

15. Orissa

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Bihar Tourism.

16. Bihar

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

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Image: Pahalgam village
Photographs: Courtesy, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism.

17. Jammu and Kashmir

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Assam Tourism.

18. Assam

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

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Image: Rice winnowing, Uttarakhand, India.
Photographs: Yann/Wikimedia Commons.

19. Uttarakhand

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

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Image: River rafting in Himachal Pradesh.
Photographs: Courtesy Himachal Pradesh Tourism.

20. Himachal Pradesh

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

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Image: Carnival in Goa.
Photographs: Courtesy, Goa Tourism.

21. Goa

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Tripura Tourism.

22. Tripura

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

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Image: A view of Shillong town.
Photographs: Meghalaya Tourism.

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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Image: The Shrine' is main theatre of Ratan Thiyam's Chorus Repertory.
Photographs: Mongyamba/Wikimedia Commons.

25. Manipur

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Nagaland Tourism.

26. Nagaland

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Mizoram Tourism.

27. Mizoram

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

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Photographs: Courtesy, Sikkim Tourism.

28. Sikkim

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


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