Direct tax collection in FY15 highest from Maha
Maharashtra contributed the highest (₹2.77 lakh crore) among India’s states and union territories to the total national direct tax collection of ₹6.96 lakh crore in 2014-15. Further, according to data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes for the first time, Maharashtra was followed by Delhi and Karnataka, with direct tax collections of  ₹91,248 crore and ₹60,595 crore respectively.