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Lucknow: Turning a crisis into an opportunity, Uttar Pradesh registered a record production of sanitiser during the Covid-induced lockdown and after and generated record revenue in the process, officials said.
According to statistics released by the excise department, the distilleries and small units of UP not only produced a record 177 lakh litre of sanitiser from March 24 to November 15 but has also generated a record revenue of Rs 137 crore.
“While this includes GST revenue of Rs 12,848 lakh, the licence fee added Rs 794.28 lakh.
In addition, the revenue from the denaturation fees was Rs 21.18 lakh,” additional chief secretary, excise, Sanjay R Bhoosreddy said.
“While more than 78.38 lakh litre of sanitiser was sold outside UP, 87.01 lakh litre was consumed within the state,” he added.
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Lucknow: Turning a crisis into an opportunity, Uttar Pradesh registered a record production of sanitiser during the Covid-induced lockdown and after and generated record revenue in the process, officials said.
According to statistics released by the excise department, the distilleries and small units of UP not only produced a record 177 lakh litre of sanitiser from March 24 to November 15 but has also generated a record revenue of Rs 137 crore.
“While this includes GST revenue of Rs 12,848 lakh, the licence fee added Rs 794.28 lakh.
In addition, the revenue from the denaturation fees was Rs 21.18 lakh,” additional chief secretary, excise, Sanjay R Bhoosreddy said.
“While more than 78.38 lakh litre of sanitiser was sold outside UP, 87.01 lakh litre was consumed within the state,” he added.
“Production of sanitisers was completed quickly and the product was also promptly made available in the markets”, Bhoosreddy said.
Officials said from just producing very little to exporting sanitiser to other states, UP quickly revisited its entire policy pertaining to sanitiser manufacture and sale.