As per the statistics of the department of Excise in J&K, the state has registered a sale of 496.13 lakh bottles of various type of liquors in 2012-13.
It has shown an increase of 30.51 lakh bottles than 2011-2012, which recorded a sale of 465.62 lakh bottles. In year 2010-11, J&K state sold 432.79 lakh bottles of liquor as per the date of the Excise department.
The J&K Desi whisky sold record number of 220.70 lakh bottles in 2012-13 as compared to 145.74 lakh bottles of beer and 130.69 lakh bottles of Indian Made Foreign liquor (IMFL).
In 2010-11, there was sale of 187.50 lakh bottles of JK Desi Whisky, 136.39 bottles of Beer and 108.90 lakh bottles of IMFL.
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