Liquor Sales On New Year Eve In Karnataka, Touch Rs 308 Cr

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Limited (KSBCL) sold liquor worth Rs308 crore during New Year celebrations in the state against the target of Rs250 crore, sources said on Wednesday.

KSBCL sources said liquor worth Rs308 crore was sold till 2 p.m. on Tuesday (December 31). However, an official statement of the total sales is yet to be made public.

On December 31, 2023, liquor worth Rs193 crore was sold. At least 4.83 lakh boxes of Indian-made liquor (IML) were sold generating revenue of Rs250.25 crore. Around 2.92 lakh boxes of beer bottles were sold for Rs57.75 crore. In total 7,76,042 lakh boxes of liquor were sold. On December 27, Rs408.58 crore liquor sale was registered. Around 6.22 lakhs of IML boxes and 4.04 lakh beer boxes were sold, generating business of Rs327.50 crore and Rs80.58 crore. The Excise Department officials have said that they were extremely elated with the record liquor sale in the state. The New Year celebrations across major cities in the state, particularly in Bengaluru, proceeded smoothly.