The State Government has collected a total of Rs1,468.35 crore as excise revenue by January 2015 during the current fiscal, informed Excise Minister Damodar Rout in the State Assembly on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question put by Duryodhan Majhi, the Minister informed that the excise revenue collection has increased each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14. While the total revenue collection for 2010-11 was Rs1,094.38 crore, it increased to Rs1,379.91 crore in 2011-12, to Rs1,499.9 crore in 2012-13 and to Rs1,780.29 crore in 2013-14.
He said a total of 3,695 foreign and country liquor shops with Government licences are currently operating in the State. These shops approved for 2014-15 include 1008 IMFl ‘Off’ shops, 403 IMFl ‘On’ shops, 118 BP ‘On’ shops, 33 Military Canteen shops, 16 Club ‘On’ shops, 188 Country Spirit shops, 505 Out Still shops, 97 Bhang shops, 10 Pachawai shops, 83 Tari shops and 1, 234 Out Still Branch shops. Besides, licences of 462 liquor shops were not renewed during the current year, the Minister said.