Kalaburagi District Reports ₹4,416 Crore in Excise Revenue

Fast Summary:

• The Kalaburagi district Excise Department earned ₹4,416.36 crore in revenue over the last 18 months (2024-2025 and 2025-26 till June).

– Of this total revenue:
– ₹4,373.45 crore was collected via excise duty.
– ₹40.77 crore came from license fees.
– ₹2.14 crore was raised through fines.

• Liquor sales data:

– In 2024, 19.65 lakh liquor cases and 14 lakh beer cases were sold through Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Limited (KSBCL).
– Up to June 2025, another 19.76 lakh liquor cases and 14.36 lakh beer cases were sold.

• Enforcement efforts over two years resulted in:

– Seizure of illicit substances including:
– Liquor: total of ~54,351 litres (includes illicit liquor transported from neighboring states).
– Toddy: ~1872 litres seized.
– Ganja: ~8 kilograms confiscated along with the seizure of vehicles used for transportation (~131 vehicles).
 
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