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Excise Revenue Jumps To Rs 7,216 Cr In Odisha Amid Steady Rise In Liquor Sale

Bhubaneswar: Excuse revenue increased to Rs 7216.99 crore during 2023-24 as the state recorded a steady rise in the sale of liquor during the financial year, the state Assembly was informed on Saturday.

This information was shared by Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan while replying to a question by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous in the House.

As per the date presented by the Minister, excise revenue saw significant growth, reaching approximately Rs 7,217 crore in 2023-24, compared to Rs 6,455 crore in 2022-23.

The data showed that the sale of foreign liquor increased by a whopping 5.41 lakh litres in the state.

While Rs 124.99 crore, the highest amount of excise revenue, was collected from Bargarh district, Ganjam was placed second with Rs 96.10 crore in terms of collection of excise revenue.

As per the data, a total of Rs 38,364.24 crore excise revenue was collected in the state in the last ten years.

Replying to another question by Khurda MLA Prasanta Kumar Jagadev, the Minister said that there are 1073 liquor-off shops and 762 liquor-on shops in Odisha.

Of the 762 liquor-on shops, 509 have license for bar, 179 country liquor shops and 482 Out Still liquor shops in the state, the Minister stated.

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