Excise Department received Rs 5,138.84 crore revenue in February: Nitin Aggarwal

Lucknow, March 12 (Hindustan Reporter) Excise Minister of State with Independent Charge Nitin Aggarwal said that the Excise Department received revenue of Rs 5,138.84 crore in the month of February. Congratulations to the officials of the 10 districts Amethi, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow, Ballia, Ghaziabad, Barabanki, Shamli, Shravasti, Sonbhadra, Amroha, which had maximum revenue achievements in relation to last year's consumption-based target.

Nitin Aggarwal reviewed the details of revenue receipts, beer, foreign liquor and country liquor, consumption, enforcement work, disposal of IGRS and other important subjects point by point from the Deputy Commissioner Excise and District Excise Officers of the divisions at the Sugarcane Institute.

On this occasion, Nitin said that the District Excise Officers of 10 districts Firozabad, Hathras, Badayu, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Mirzapur, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Pilibhit, Kanpur Nagar, which had minimum revenue achievements in relation to the consumption-based target last year, need special attention. . Work towards increasing revenue and speed up enforcement actions. There is still a need to work harder in the interest of the department, so that it can achieve the target on time.

In the meeting, Excise Commissioner Adarsh ​​Singh expected the officers of all zones to ensure compliance with the instructions given by the Excise Minister. Additional Excise Commissioner Gyaneshwar Tripathi and all the Divisional Deputy Commissioners and District Excise officers participated virtually in the meeting.