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Liquor sales rise in 4 TS dists
He claimed that consumption of, ‘gudumba’ has been contained by 90 per cent leading to the massive increase in the sale of Rs.200 crore. This showed that demonetisation had had no effect on the consumption of liquor by people in all the districts. The sale of beer was highest-ever, with consumption of 16,07,964 cartons in 2016, registering a 14 per cent increase than that in 2015,The break-up of t
Adilabad: A staggering income of Rs.794 crore has accrued to the Excise and Prohibition Department following the sale of liquor in the districts of Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial and Asifabad across 158 shops and 23 bars in 2016, 34 per cent more than the last year. The daily sale was worth Rs.2.5 crore, said Deputy Excise Commissioner Ramesh Raju while speaking to The Hans India on Monday.
He claimed that consumption of, ‘gudumba’ has been contained by 90 per cent leading to the massive increase in the sale of Rs.200 crore. This showed that demonetisation had had no effect on the consumption of liquor by people in all the districts. The sale of beer was highest-ever, with consumption of 16,07,964 cartons in 2016, registering a 14 per cent increase than that in 2015,The break-up of the liquor sold was 14,15,766 cartons of beer, cheap liquor 262,603 cartons of cheap liquor and 180,971 IMFL cartons, as against 12,86,931 cartons in the previous year.
This shows that the consumers have hit the bottle in an unprecedented manner, registering a record 41 per cent increase in IMPL sales as against that in 2014-15. This sale itself rose by 200 per cent (452,552 cartons worth Rs.189 crore), as increasing number of daily wagers and labour drank more. The department had estimated an increase of only ten per cent.
From the point of sales, Mancherial registered more, as 93 shops and seven bars in Mancherial, Bellampalli, Chennoor, Luxettipet, Kagaznagar and Asifabad earned Rs.427 crore. The figures show that sale of Rs.125 crore was realised through 26 shops in Mancherial, where mainly the Singareni Collieries workers live. Had there been no ban of big currency notes, the income would have gone up by Rs.50 crore in 50 days, pointed out the department officials.
In Adilabad, Nirmal, Ichhoda, Utnoor and Bhainsa areas, the sales were more. This was the reason why the officials said that there was more income.‘Desi daru’ is being sold in 18 mandals across the four districts. If this sale is contained, the department is likely to get more income. For this purpose, say the officials, special teams were being constituted to ensure that department income in the State was not affected.
-BY Thotla Anjaiah
