Telangana Excise

Telangana Excise
Agency overview
Formed 06.05.2015
Employees Bank
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Telangana, IND
Size 114,840 km2 (44,340 sq mi)
Population 35,193,978
Legal jurisdiction State of Telangana

Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Ahmad Nadeem, Commissioner of Excise

The Telangana State Excise is the law enforcement agency for excise in the Indian state of Telangana.The Department enforces laws related to liquor, narcotics, psychotropics and edicines that contain alcohol and narcotics. The department was created by the new state of Telangana was formed in 2014. The first minister to take charge of this department was T Padma Rao from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.

Duties

The agency's duties are to:

  • Ensure that the Excise Revenue is protected and collected according to the acts and rules.
  • Prevent illegal production of liquor and its trafficking.
  • Prevent the trafficking of Narcotic Drugs.
  • Campaign against Alcoholism.
  • Implement the Abkari policy formulated by the State Government every year.[2]

Revenue

The Excise Department is one of the major sources of revenue in the state, producing Rs 10,500 crore.[3]

References

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