The initial months of this fiscal year witnessed a sluggish start, with only Rs 1,225.99 crore collected in April 2023 compared to Rs 1,529.25 crore in April 2022. Officials attributed this slowdown to the Assembly elections, but the momentum picked up from May onward. In May 2023, Rs 554.11 crore was collected, surpassing the Rs 532.69 crore in May 2022. The real breakthrough came in June 2023, with a collection of Rs 465.91 crore, a remarkable leap from the Rs 145.77 crore in June 2022. This upward trend continued in July, with Rs 201.26 crore collected compared to Rs 129.16 crore in July 2022.