Summary:
Consumption of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer also dipped by 6.81% and 15.05% to end at 1,792.56 lakh BL and 2,759.68 lakh BL versus 1,923.56 lakh BL and 3,248.43 lakh BL. Wine sales were 62.50 lakh BL, a fall of 3.28% compared to 64.62 lakh BL in the previous year. The state excise department is taking its fight against liquor smuggling and illegally distilled liquor to the next level by deploying technology. In 2017-18, the state excise department achieved a collection of Rs 13,448 crore compared to the Rs 12,500 crore target. These are being examined," state excise commissioner Dr Ashwini Joshi told DNA..