While the actual data on the number of bottles sold through vends and hotels and bars during the month is still being compiled, a source said the amount had been calculated on the basis of the revenue the excise department earned as duty paid on liquor bottles.
According to sources, the excise department earned Rs 465 crore as duty on liquor in the month of December in comparison with Rs 460 crore earned in the last month of 2018, showing an insignificant increase of just about 1%.
“This amount is calculated on the basis of liquor supplied to the vends, hotels and bars,” said an excise department official, requesting anonymity.
Delhi has a network of 864 Liquor vends — government-run and private — while 951 Hotels, Bars and Clubs have the license to serve Alcohol to customers.