The net direct tax collections rose by 20.75 per cent and stood at over 3.36 crore rupees during the current financial period form April to February. According to an official release, during the same period in the last fiscal, direct tax collections was about 2.78 crore rupees. The Corporate income tax increased by 24 cent to nearly 2.23 crore rupees as compared to around 1.80 crore rupees in the last fiscal during same period while Personal income tax registered a growth of 14.76 per cent and stood at nearly 1.12 crore rupees.