Kerala Excise കേരള എക്സ്സൈസ് | |
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Abbreviation | K.E |
Motto | ജാഗരൂഗ്, ബലിഗ്രാഹ് "Jagaroog Baligrah" ContentsMalayalam) |
Agency overview | |
Formed | November 30, 1998 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Kerala, India |
Jurisdiction of Kerala Excise | |
Size | 38863 km2 (15005 sq mi) |
Population | 34,630,192 |
Legal jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | Kerala Excise Department, Government of Kerala |
Headquarters | Excise Commissionerate, Vikas Bhavan P.O Nandhavanam], Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695033 |
Map of Kerala Excise Department's jurisdiction. The map on left shows Kerala in India and on right shows the State with Thiruvananthapuram district in red | |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive | |
Parent agency | Taxes, Government of Kerala |
Units | List of units:
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Website | |
https://www.keralaexcise.gov.in/ KeralaExcise |
The Kerala State Excise is the law enforcement agency for excise in state of Kerala, India. Kerala Excise has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital, and is headed by the Excise Commissioner, with the rank of Additional Director General of Police. The department administers laws related to liquor, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, medicinal preparations containing alcohol and narcotics. The current commissioner of Excise is Shri Mahipal Yadav, IPS. The Excise Commissioner reports to the Excise Minister of Kerala, who serves as the chief executive of the department. The Kerala Excise Academy and Research Centre, Thrissur trains the excise officers and that runs full-term basic courses for Excise Inspectors, Excise Preventive Officers, Civil Excise Officers, Women Civil Excise Officers and Excise Drivers. [1] Established under the provisions of the Kerala Abkari Act, 1077 (Act 6 of 1077), the department plays a crucial role in regulating and controlling the production, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages and other intoxicating substances and the enforcement of the NDPS Act within the state of Kerala.
The principal duties of the department are protection, augmentation and collection of excise revenue and enforcement of the above acts and various rules made there under. The department prevents leakage of revenue, and exerts effective control on the abuse of liquor and intoxicating drugs. The duties of the department are broadly classified as collection of revenue, enforcement activity to prevent illicit liquor production, sale and trafficking and Campaign against alcoholism. Liquor includes spirits of wine, arrack, spirits, wine, toddy, beer and all liquid consisting of or containing alcohol. Individual has no fundamental right over the manufacture and trade of liquor. Absolute right on liquor is vested with the state. The government formulates Abkari policy of the state every year. The policy formulated by the state government is implemented by the Excise Department. [2]
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