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Telangana Excise

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Formed
  
06.05.2015

Population
  
35,193,978

Employees
  
Bank

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

Operations jurisdiction*
  
State of Telangana, IND

Size
  
114,840 km2 (44,340 sq mi)

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.

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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.

    • Revenue

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

    References

    Telangana Excise Wikipedia
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