Archive · 5 Aug 2025
UP Excise Dept. Revenue Up 18% Through July
Imagine the Uttar Pradesh government has a special tax on alcohol.
This tax money is used for important things like schools and hospitals.
This year, the government has collected a lot more money than last year!
They've made almost 20% more money.
The government also caught a lot of people selling illegal alcohol.
They're working hard to make sure everything is fair and that people aren't selling fake alcohol.
This extra money will help the government do more good things for the people of Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh's Excise Department saw an 18.09% revenue increase in the first four months of FY2025-26.
The department collected Rs 18,583.19 crore by July 2025, exceeding the previous year's Rs 15,736.29 crore.
Revenue in July 2025 reached Rs 4354.28 crore, surpassing the previous year's July revenue of Rs 3952.53 crore.
The state has earned 96.79% of its target revenue of Rs 19,200.00 crore till July 2025.
Enforcement efforts resulted in the registration of 39,495 cases related to illegal liquor and the seizure of significant quantities of illegal liquor and vehicles.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Excise Department and its Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Excise and Prohibition, Nitin Agarwal.
- What
- The Uttar Pradesh Excise Department experienced an 18.09% increase in revenue.
- When
- Revenue data is from the first four months of the fiscal year 2025-26, ending in July 2025.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- No explicit reason is provided in the text.
- Revenue FY2025-26 (till July)
- Rs 18,583.19 crore
- Revenue Increase
- 18.09%
- Revenue FY2024-25 (till July)
- Rs 15,736.29 crore
- July 2025 Revenue
- Rs 4354.28 crore
- July 2024 Revenue
- Rs 3952.53 crore
- Revenue Target (till July 2025)
- Rs 19,200.00 crore
- Cases of illegal liquor (FY2025-26)
- 39,495