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Direct tax collection recorded a healthy growth in April despite the nationwide lockdown and grew by 36.6%.

Data accessed by The Hindu showed that the net direct tax collection for April 2020 was ₹34,780.4 crore as compared to ₹25,466 crore recorded in April 2019, a jump of 36.6%.

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Income tax collection in April was ₹19,762.1 crore while corporate tax collection was ₹14,608.1 crore.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had convened a video-conference on Friday with tax commissioners to review the collection position during the lockdown period. The collection figures of different zones were discussed during t