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The Karnataka authorities connected Thursday acknowledged a diminution successful liquor income successful the State, attributing the driblet successful brew income to the caller excise argumentation successful Andhra Pradesh, arsenic good arsenic dense rains and colder upwind conditions successful immoderate districts.
Replying to a question from Congress subordinate Nagaraj Yadav successful the Legislative Council, Floor person N.S. Boseraju answered connected behalf of the Excise Minister.
He said that arsenic per the latest figures, the State had generated ₹37,531 crore successful excise revenue, which is astir ₹4,000 crore abbreviated of the people acceptable for the existent fiscal year. “Compared to the erstwhile year, brew income person declined by 14.59% arsenic of January-end successful 2025-26,” helium said.
Mr. Boseraju said the authorities had constituted a Resource Mobilisation Committee to analyse the existent taxation operation and suggest measures to amended gross collection. Further steps volition beryllium taken aft examining the committee’s recommendations, helium added.
He said the caller excise argumentation successful Andhra Pradesh had affected liquor income successful borderline districts specified arsenic Kolar, Chickballapur, Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Ballari, and Raichur, arsenic less customers from neighbouring States were travelling to Karnataka to acquisition liquor.
In immoderate districts, excess rainfall and unusually acold upwind had contributed to the diminution successful brew consumption, helium said.
The authorities has besides taken steps to curb the amerciable proscription of liquor from Goa. The Excise Department has established 3 imperishable excise checkposts successful borderline areas, and vehicles travelling connected highways are being inspected. Staff astatine these checkposts are rotated each 15 days to guarantee effectual enforcement, Mr. Boseraju said.
He added that arrack production, sale, and depletion are permitted successful Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and steps are being taken to forestall its introduction into Karnataka. Public consciousness campaigns are besides being conducted successful villages and wards astir the harmful effects of consuming arrack mixed with chloral hydrate (CH) powder, which is reportedly disposable successful those States.
Vehicle and idiosyncratic checks successful borderline areas person been intensified to forestall specified substances from entering the State, helium added.
