Maha nets Rs 150 cr revenue through liquor sale in four days

Maharashtra government has collected a revenue of around Rs 150 crore through sale of liquor since Monday when such outlets were allowed to reopen in parts of state, an official said on Thursday.

amount was collected in four days till Thursday evening, senior official of state excise department said.

Liquor shops were shut for almost 40 days due to lockdown to curb coronavirus outbreak. But even as lockdown was extended till May 17, standalone liquor shops have been given permission to operate as part of relaxations granted by state government.

"Revenue of around Rs 150 crore was collected by excise department till Thursday evening through sale of liquor. re are 10,822 licensed liquor shops in state, of which 3,261 have re-opened," official said.

" state h received over Rs 100 crore revenue through this till Wednesday evening, which increased furr by Rs 48.14 crore," official said.

An estimated 13.82 lakh litres of bottled Indian-Me Foreign Liquor (IMFL), beer, wine and country liquor were sold on Thursday alone, he said.

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