Aurangabad liquor units added over Rs 62 crore to Maha revenue

Following resumption of industrial activity in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, state government has earned a revenue of over Rs 62 crore from liquor units during COVID-19 lockdown, an official said on Thursday.

Liquor manufacturing had come to a halt in Aurangabad when coronavirus-induced lockdown was anunced in March.

However, after shutting down production for more than a month, manufacturing units in district resumed operations from first week of May, with limited manpower of 30 to 40 per cent, official said.

"Several big liquor companies have ir manufacturing units in Aurangabad and nine of m started production from April end and early May after obtaining permissions from state government," superintendent Sudharkar Kadam of state excise department in Aurangabad said.

Companies with manufacturing units at Waluj, Shendra, Gangapur and Chikalthana have added a revenue of over Rs 62 crore during lockdown, he said.

At least 7,604 companies in Aurangabad have applied for self-certification to resume work, while 5,510 units have commenced operations, a senior official said.

More than 1.6 lakh employees have reported to work at se units, he added.

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