Kerala Excise

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. 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.

Kerala Excise കേരള എക്സ്സൈസ്
Abbreviation	K.E
Motto	ജാഗരൂഗ്, ബലിഗ്രാഹ് "Jagaroog Baligrah" "Astute in actions and devoted to the betterment of the nation" പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളില്‍ സൂക്ഷ്മബുദ്ധിയുള്ളതും രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ ഉന്നമനത്തിന് ആത്മാര്‍പ്പണം ചെയ്തതും(Malayalam)
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	M. B. Rajesh, Minister for Local Self Governments and Department of Excise, Government of Kerala
Agency executive	Mahipal Yadav IPS, ADGP, Excise Commissioner
Parent agency	Taxes, Government of Kerala
Units	List of units: Administration Enforcement Excise Crime Records Bureau Internal Audit Wing Excise Intelligence & Investigation Bureau(EI&IB) Excise Vigilance State Excise Academy and Research Centre (SEARC) Canteen Stores Department KSBC
Website
https://www.keralaexcise.gov.in/ KeralaExcise

Duties

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.

Organizational structure

For the convenience of administration, the State of Kerala is divided into three zones headed by joint excise commissioners.

• South Zone with headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram
• Central Zone with headquarters at Ernakulam
• North Zone with headquarters at Kozhikode

Fourteen excise divisions come under the above three zones which are coterminous with the 14 revenue districts of the state, headed by deputy excise commissioners. In each division there is an assistant excise commissioner for supervision of enforcement activities. Each division is further divided into excise circles, which are co-terminus to the revenue taluk of the state under the control of circle inspectors of Excise. Each circle comprises one or more excise ranges, which are the micro level unit of the Excise Department and the primary enforcement unit headed by excise inspectors.

Hierarchy

Officers

• Excise Commissioner
• Addl Excise Commissioner
• Joint Excise Commissioner
• Deputy Excise Commissioner
• Assistant Excise Commissioner
• Excise Circle Inspector
• Excise Inspector
• Assistant Excise Inspector

Sub-ordinates

• Assistant Excise Inspector (Grade)
• Preventive Officer
• Preventive Officer (Grade)
• Civil Excise Officer
• Excise Driver

Further reading

• Custodial Deaths
• Corruption