Telangana Excise
Law enforcement agency
- V. Srinivas Goud (Excise Minister)[1]
- Somesh Kumar, Commissioner of Excise
The Telangana State Excise is the law enforcement agency for excise in the Indian state of Telangana. The department enforces laws related to liquor, narcotics, psychotropics and medicines that contain alcohol and narcotics. The department was created when the state of Telangana was formed in 2014. The first minister to take charge of this department was T Padma Rao from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.
Duties
The agency's duties are to:
- Ensure that the excise revenue is protected and collected according to the acts and rules.
- Prevent illegal production of liquor and its trafficking.
- Prevent the trafficking of narcotic drugs.
- Campaign against alcoholism.
- Implement the Abkari policy formulated by the state government every year.[2]
Revenue
The Excise Department is one of the major sources of revenue in the state, producing Rs 25,000 to 30,000crore per year.[3]
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State agencies of Telangana
- Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC)
- Industrial Development Corporation (TSIIC)
- Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC)
- Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC)
- Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO)
- Power Transmission Corporation (TSTRANSCO)
- Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL)
- Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL)
- Excise Department
- Beverages Corporation
- Forest Department
- Agriculture Department
- Telangana Police
- Vaidya Vidhana Parishad
- Housing Board (THB)
- Pollution Control Board (TPCB)
- Intermediate Education (BIE)
- Secondary Education (BSE)
- Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB)
- Public Service Commission(TSPSC)
- Election Commission (TSEC)
- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC)
- Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC)
- Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)
- Hyderabad Airport Development Authority
- Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA)
- Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA)
- Nizamabad Municipal Corporation
- Karimnagar Municipal Corporation
- Khammam Municipal Corporation
- Ramagundam Municipal Corporation
- Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority (QQSUDA)