@Babu_S

This is the $1,000,000 question currently echoed across every vyapaar hub from Surat to Chennai. In the 2026 Indian market, the "honeymoon phase" of absorbing GST costs is officially over.

The 8.3% rise in collections comes not only from normal trade growth; it is also due to the "Department" using data analysis effectively. The new AI-based ITC cross-matching and the strict Section 16(4) deadlines have caused the "leakage" that supported many Indian MSMEs to vanish.