Guwahati, May 10 — Assam government has collected over Rs 100 crore as revenue from liquor sales in the state in last five days after the liquor shops were allowed to open as part of the nationwide lockdown relaxations.
Assam Excise minister Primal Suklabaidya said the state government has collected over Rs 100 crore as revenue from liquor sales in last five days.The Assam Excise minister also said the state Excise department has faced a loss of around Rs 300 crore as revenue during the lockdown period.According to the Assam Excise department data, on an average, people of the state have consumed 92.09 lakh bulk litre of liquor per month.One bottle measures 750 ml and in one case there are 12 bottles and one case is measured as nine bulk litres.In 2019, a total of 3,68,76,708 bulk litre of IMFL and 2,75,91,705 bulk litre of beer were consumed by the people of Assam.For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at contentservices@htlive.com
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