Kerala rings in New Year on a high with record liquor sales of ₹125.64 crore

As Kerala celebrated the New Year, Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) witnessed grounds liquor income connected New Year’s Eve, with the State-run corp netting its highest-ever single-day turnover connected December 31.

According to Bevco officials, liquor worthy ₹125.64 crore was sold crossed BEVCO outlets and warehouses successful the State connected the day, registering an uptick of ₹16.93 crore compared to the income figures of ₹108.71 crore recorded connected the New Year’s Eve past twelvemonth (December 31, 2024).

Among the outlets, the Kadavanthra outlet successful Kochi topped database with income of ₹1.17 crore, followed by Palarivattom astatine ₹95.09 lakh and Edappal astatine ₹82.86 lakh. On the different hand, the Kanjikuzhi outlet successful Thodupuzha reported the lowest income of astir ₹4.61 lakh. 

In presumption of volume, implicit 2.07 lakh cases of overseas liquor, brew and vino were sold by the corp connected December 31, compared to 1.84 lakh cases connected the corresponding time successful the erstwhile year.

The 2025-26 fiscal twelvemonth truthful acold has besides witnessed cumulative liquor income of ₹15,717.88 crore, exceeding the ₹14,765.09 crore recorded during the aforesaid play successful the past fiscal.

The Kadavanthra outlet had besides registered a grounds merchantability connected Christmas Eve, with income determination touching ₹66.88 lakh.