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Delhi’s ‘High’ Festive ‘Spirit’ As 3.78 Cr Liquor Bottles, 89 Lakh Beer Sold Before Diwali

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delhi' high festive spirit as 3.78 crore liquor bottles 89 lakh beer sold before diwali

New Delhi: The residents in the national capital set a new record by buying a massive 3.87 crore liquor bottles in the fortnight leading to Diwali. The sale has generated revenue of Rs 447.62 crore for the Delhi government’s excise department, officials on Saturday said.

A whopping 3.87 crore liquor bottles were sold from stores run by four corporations of the Delhi government from October 15 to October 30. This included 2.98 crore bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 89.48 lakh beer bottles, official figures showed, reported news agency PTI.

On the occasion of Diwali, October 31 was a 'dry day' and all liquor stores were closed across the city on that day. As per the data, on the eve of Diwali, a total of 33.80 lakh bottles were sold, generating a revenue of Rs 61.56 crore, the PTI report added.

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1.18 crore more bottles were sold in the fortnight leading to Diwali this year as compared to last year. In 2023, 2.69 crore liquor bottles were sold.

The disruptions caused due to the withdrawal of the 2021-22 liquor policy led to a severe loss in revenue for the government. The excise department has earned a revenue of Rs 3,047 crore in the first half of the ongoing financial year (April-October 2024), which is a growth of around 7 per cent as compared to the same period in 2023. Last year during the same period, liquor worth Rs 2,849 crore was sold, officials said, quoted PTI.

A senior excise department official said the total excise revenue, including VAT, earned between April and October 2024 was at Rs 4,495 crore as against Rs 4,188 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, the report added.

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