Liquor worth ₹1,669 crore sold in the last week of December

Ahead of Christmas and New Year revelry this year, Karnataka reported a merchantability of astir ₹1,669 crore worthy of IML and brew successful the past week of December, an summation by 8.94 % implicit the corresponding play of 2024, portion the excise gross postulation accrued by 10.19 %.

This contempt the measurement of merchantability of IML declining by 3.17 % and brew showing a humble maturation of 1.5 % erstwhile compared with the figures successful the corresponding period. However, the wide maturation complaint successful income of IML and brew for the twelvemonth proceed to beryllium successful the red.

In contrast, the IML and brew income had recorded 5.95 % and 6.61 % maturation successful the past week of December successful 2024 compared to the corresponding play of 2023. Incidentally, the December 2023 income of brew successful the play had shown a steep diminution of 7.43 % portion the IML had reported a maturation of 5.92 % implicit 2022.

Data shared by the authorities showed that 22.59 lakh carton boxes of IML and 15 lakh carton boxes of brew were sold crossed the State betwixt December 23 and December 31. While the full income measurement (both IML and beer) successful the play was ₹1,668.99 crore, an summation by 8.94 % implicit the corresponding play of 2024, excise gross realised was ₹1,319.11 crore, an summation by 10.19 % implicit the corresponding play of past year.

 Overall income diminution successful 2025

Meanwhile, the maturation complaint successful merchantability of liquor this twelvemonth has continued to instrumentality the beating. While the merchantability of brew betwixt April and December, 2025 declined by 16.40 %, the IML income declined by 0.98 % implicit the corresponding play of 2024.

Volume wise, the merchantability of IML dropped by 5.16 % with income of 522.66 lakh carton boxes against 527.82 lakh carton boxes sold betwixt April and December. The merchantability of brew has shown a steep diminution by astir 16 .4 %. Against the merchantability of 351.07 lakh carton boxes betwixt April and December successful 2024, the merchantability of brew has travel down to 293.48 lakh carton boxes.

Between April and October 2025, brew income came down by 18.35 % and income of IML had declined by 1.07 % implicit the corresponding play of 2024.

In 2024, a full of 708.85 lakh carton boxes of IML and 450.36 lakh carton boxes of brew were sold.

In the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the authorities has acceptable an excise gross postulation people of ₹40,000 crore. Apart from the summation successful excise gross owed to complaint rationalisation, the section is besides auctioning 569 liquor licenses for retail vends and bars that is expected to mop up betwixt ₹600 crore and ₹1,000 crore.

The Excise Department sources attributed the steep diminution successful merchantability of brew to dense rainfall and flooding crossed the State, particularly successful Kalyan Karnataka region. Besides, the revision of excise work slabs that has pushed the terms of liquor successful definite categories of IML has led to wide humble oregon antagonistic growth. “The brew income did not prime up successful summertime months and aft the dip successful somesthesia owed to bully rainfall, the merchantability of brew continued to beryllium hit. Floods affected the income too,” sources said.