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Losing buzz: Liquor firms in Telangana buckle under unpaid state bills

Alcohol manufacturers say payment delays are crippling operations, pushing working capital stress to dangerous levels and threatening supply stability

Explained: World goes slow on liquor, but India keeps the spirits high

Global alcohol consumption is falling as people drink less, but India stands out with rising liquor sales and a growing market for spirits

Dussehra rush pushes Telangana liquor sales to record ₹1,000 cr in 4 days

Telangana liquor sales surged ahead of Dussehra, with ₹260 crore on September 28, ₹279 crore on September 29, ₹301 crore on September 30 and ₹320 crore on October 1 lifted by shops

Delhi govt grosses Rs 2,662 cr from Q1FY26 liquor sales: Data

Delhi government corporations sold about 16.96 crore liquor bottles in the first quarter of 2025-26, grossing over Rs 2,662 crore, officials said on Saturday. The figure was over 1 crore more than the number of liquor bottles sold during the same period last fiscal, they said. Delhi State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) recorded the highest sale of 5.29 crore bottles of different kinds of liquor from April to June, 2025. This was followed by sale of 5 crore bottles by Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC), 3.65 crore bottles by Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation (DSCSC) and 2.91 crore bottles by Delhi Consumer's Cooperative Wholesale Store (DCCWS), showed official figures. In the current excise policy, retail liquor sale in Delhi is carried out solely by the government through its four agencies -- DSIIDC, DTTDC, DSCSC and DCCWS -- which operate over 700 vends. In the first quarter of the last fiscal, the four corporations recor

Why new liquor vendors in Noida are opting for container-based setups

A revised UP excise policy has enabled prefabricated liquor shops in Noida, but land constraints and zoning rules are pushing more vendors toward the container format

Maharashtra hikes excise duty on liquor, introduces new category: Details

Maharashtra hikes excise duty on Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and country liquor, introduces new Maharashtra-Made Liquor category; state expects ₹14,000 crore in revenue boost

RCB wins IPL, Karnataka cheers with ₹157 crore liquor sales in a day

Karnataka goes into celebration mode as RCB lifts its first-ever IPL trophy, sending liquor sales soaring to ₹157 crore in just 24 hours

Delhi excise department targets eateries selling liquor without licence

The Delhi government has intensified action against hotels, clubs and restaurants serving liquor without necessary excise licenses, officials said on Saturday. Raids were conducted at 40 premises and over two dozen FIRs have been registered in the last few months, they said. An Excise department officer said that between January-April this year, the enforcement teams raided 40 eateries in various parts of the city that were selling liquor without excise license. The department also registered 24 FIRs in this regard. The city has around 1,000 hotels, clubs and restaurants that serve liquor without proper licenses, he said. A significant number of unlicensed premises are operating across the city without obtaining proper licenses. The raids were conducted across Delhi, including in West Delhi and North West areas, and 24 restaurants were found serving liquor without liquor license, officials said. These unauthorized operations are causing the government revenue losses as they don't

Buy one, get one free: Why liquor stores in UP are offering big discounts

Alcohol vendors in Uttar Pradesh are trying to finish inventory before the new excise policy comes into effect on April 1: Details here

In 'dry' Gujarat, govt collects ₹34 cr in tax in two years on liquor sales

The Gujarat government has collected Rs 33.98 crore in taxes in two years from sale of liquor through 28 hotels in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts, the state assembly was informed on Monday. During Question Hour in the ongoing Budget Session, Congress MLA Imran Khedawala raised the query related to number of hotels having permits to sell liquor in these two districts and the tax collected by the government during the last two years. In his written response, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who handles Prohibition and Excise department, said 22 hotels in Ahmedabad and six hotels in Gandhinagar district have been given permits to sell liquor. The state government earned Rs 14.45 crore in 2023 and Rs 19.53 crore in 2024 as tax on the sale of liquor at these hotels, Patel said. Patel added that no permit has been cancelled during the last two years. Notably, Gujarat has been a 'dry' state since its inception and sale of liquor is regulated by the government.

Premiumisation in Indian spirits accelerating with income growth: Pernod

The premiumisation of the liquor industry is happening very fast, helped by trends such as growth in disposable income and young generation's aspirations to have a more elevated experience, French spirit maker Pernod Ricard India MD Jean Touboul said on Friday. The mass spirits market will continue to be there, however, it is also premiumising as people now aspire for better products as they prefer "to drink less probably but drink better stuff", Touboul said while speaking at a session during India Today Conclave here "This trend is growing in the younger generation, which means when they grow older when their disposable income grows with life, we should see this trend continuing, if not accelerating," he said. Touboul also mentioned the role of innovation and said it is very important and key for Pernod Ricard's business because if you want to interact with the consumer to evolve them, then products delivering higher value are needed. Pernod Ricard, which has launched its first .

Liquor firms' body urges govt to curb dumping, grow global market

Alcoholic beverages makers' body CIABC on Saturday urged the government to impose stringent measures to curb dumping of imported spirits and ensure greater market access for domestic products. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) said the Indian liquor manufacturers are not against reduction in import duty, though they have sought the import duty cuts in a phased manner. India on February 13 slashed import duty on bourbon whiskey to 100 per cent. It is mainly imported from the US. The confederation "has urged the government to address the concerns of the Indian companies and ensure a level-playing field in FTA (free trade agreement) negotiations and set in stringent effective measures to check and curb dumping of imported spirits and seeking better international access for Indian alcoholic products which face several non-tariff restrictions at present," it said in a statement. It has also requested the states to withdraw excise duty concessions given to

Beer industry brought in Rs 92,324 cr to GDP in 2023: Brewers association

The Indian beer industry contributed Rs 92,324 crore (USD 10.6 billion) to the country's economy in 2023, which represented 0.3 per cent of the national GDP, said Brewers Association of India citing a study conducted by Oxford Economics. This is part of the Rs 76.45 lakh crore (USD 878 billion) poured into the global GDP by the beer industry globally, according to the report. Brewers' direct contribution in India stood at Rs 40,050 crore (USD 4.6 billion) and over Rs 52,239 crore (USD 6 billion) by the downstream value chain. The beer industry also supported public finances as the sector contributed Rs 51,376 crore (USD 5.9 billion) in tax revenues through excise, sales taxes, other taxes, and the taxes paid by the downstream value chain. "This is 1.8 per cent of the government tax revenues," the statement said. Besides, the beer industry supported 0.3 per cent of national employment. It generated 13 lakh jobs, of which 5.4 lakh jobs were directly by the brewers, while 7.8 lakh we

Pernod Ricard considers sale of GH Mumm to focus on premium labels

The company has been selective in who it sells assets to and a sale may not happen, the person cautioned

MP CM Mohan Yadav announces closure of liquor vends in 17 holy towns

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said his government has decided to shut down liquor shops in 17 holy towns in the state. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held during the day in Khargone, he added. The 17 towns consist of one municipal corporation, six nagar palikas (municipalities), six nagar parishads (urban councils) and six village panchayats. "In the first step to bring about an end to drinking in the state, liquor vends in 17 holy towns will be shut down. These shops will not be shifted elsewhere. Liquor shops will be completely shut in Ujjain Municipal Corporation limits," the chief minister told reporters. The areas in which liquor vends will be shut down are part of Datia, Panna, Mandla, Multai, Mandsaur and Maihar nagar palikas, as well as Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Mandleshwar, Orchha, Chitrakoot and Amarkantak nagar parishads, Yadav informed. The six village panchayats are Salkanpur, Barman Kala, Linga, Kundalpur, Bandakpur and Barmankhurd,

20,000 illicit liquor bottles worth Rs 50 lakh seized ahead of Delhi polls

The Delhi government's excise department has seized nearly 20,000 bottles of illicit liquor worth Rs 50 lakh over the last fortnight, since the Model Code of Conduct for the Assembly polls came into force, officials said on Friday. The total worth of the seizures, including 15,376 litre of illicit alcohol (both Indian-made foreign liquor or IMFL and country liquor) and 32 vehicles stood at around Rs 1.5 crore, they said. So far, 52 cases have been registered in connection with the seized illicit liquor. The liquor seized by the excise department after the imposition of the MCC is around 25 per cent of the total seizure, including that by the Delhi Police, the officials said. Teams of the Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) have been working hard to gather inputs on liquor smuggled mostly from neighbouring Haryana and catch the offenders, said a senior excise department officer. Voting for the 70-member Delhi Assembly is due on February 5. The counting of votes is scheduled to take pla

Delhi's excise revenue up by 13% in first three quarters of 2024-25

Delhi government's excise revenue from liquor trade saw a jump of around 13 per cent in the first three quarters of 2024-25, officials said on Sunday. The revenue jumped to Rs 6,061 crore from Rs 5,361 crore in the corresponding period in previous fiscal, they said. The sale of liquor bottles on New Year's Eve, however, saw a decline. On December 31, 2024, a total of 23 lakh bottles were sold, as against 24 lakh in 2023. The decline was attributed to December 31 being a Tuesday, when many avoid liquor consumption owing to religious reasons. The department's revenue consisted of Rs 4,233 crore it got in excise duty and Rs 1,828 as Value Added Tax. In comparison, the department in April-December 2023, earned Rs 5,361 crore in excise revenue, including Rs 1,643 crore as VAT. A target of Rs 6,400 crore in revenue was set for the financial year 2024-25. In the 2023-24 fiscal, the total excise duty collected was Rs 5,164 crore.

New Year sees a 'spirited' start as liquor sales surge in several states

New Year's Eve in Kerala saw liquor sales worth Rs 108 crore, while alcohol worth Rs 97.42 crore was sold on Christmas Eve. Noida, Greater Noida records Rs 14 crore liquor sales

AI Express inaugural Surat-Bangkok flight records brisk liquor sales

Air India Express' inaugural four-hour flight from Surat in Gujarat to Thailand capital Bangkok saw good sales of liquor onboard, with some passengers claiming the stock ran out. The flight, operated with a Boeing 737-8 aircraft on Friday, had 175 passengers and six crew members onboard. The passenger capacity of the plane is 176. Liquor consumption is prohibited in Gujarat. Officials of the budget airline on Sunday said there were brisk sales of alcohol on the flight from Surat to Bangkok and the stock was not exhausted, as claimed by some on social media. Some passengers had taken to social media, saying the airline ran out of liquor. There was sufficient stock of liquor as well as food onboard, the officials added. There was no official statement from the Tata Group-owned Air India Express. According to the officials, generally, a passenger is not served more than 100 ml of liquor during a flight. The airline offers five types of liquor onboard. A 50 ml of Chivas Regal is p

HP govt bans gutkha, liquor ads from state buses, promoting public welfare

HP government to remove gutkha and liquor ads from buses and it will modernise the bus fleet by introducing electric and diesel buses