Revenue from liquor for Tamil Nadu elevated by 4 per cent in 2023-24 but its contribution to the State’s Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) has declined by 2 proportion factors in contrast with the earlier yr.
As per the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Policy Note 2023-24 filed by the State authorities on Friday, tax income from liquor in 2023-24 was ₹45,856 crore as in opposition to ₹44,121 crore within the earlier yr. This tax income from alcohol comprised 27.4 per cent of SOTR in 2023-24 in opposition to 29.4 per cent within the earlier yr, in accordance to authorities knowledge.
All the opposite heads, together with land income, stamp responsibility and registration charges and SGST, contributed to the general improve in SOTR in 2023-24, per Budget paperwork in CAG experiences.
Special Teams
Meanwhile, to curb smuggling of rectified spirit, spurious liquor and different State liquor from neighbouring States, particular groups are fashioned to gather human intelligence and thru CDR evaluation observe and nab the offenders.
There are 45 everlasting prohibition verify posts functioning all through the State to curb the motion of illicit liquor.
Hooch tragedies
In a couple of districts, dying due to consumption of methanol was reported. Prompt motion by the Police and District administration led to the arrest of the accused instantly and prevented additional lack of life. The instances registered on this incident had been transferred to CB-CID and are beneath investigation. Methanol, which was the primary cause for inflicting hooch tragedies in 2002 was introduced throughout the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937. Suitable amendments had been additionally made in 2002 within the Tamil Nadu Denatured Spirit, Methyl Alcohol and Varnish (French Polish) Rules, 1959 to keep strict management over possession, use, transportation, import, gross sales and so forth., of methanol.
District Superintendents of Police have additionally been instructed to verify all methanol manufacturing items, end-users, factories, industries which have licenses to possess methanol within the State. Their month-to-month experiences are intently analysed on the Enforcement Headquarters. All District Collectors have been instructed by the Government to monitor all of the items in possession of methanol licenses and examine these premises ceaselessly and verify for any deviation or malpractice, the Policy Note says.