Overview

• The CAG report published July 18 finds that departmental errors between 2017 and 2022 led to over ₹244 crore in uncollected excise revenue.
• Incorrect assessment of licence renewal fees caused the state to lose ₹20.15 crore in revenue and ₹70.22 crore in unpaid interest.
• Failure to adopt revised supervision fee rates created an additional shortfall of ₹1.20 crore.
• Unauthorized duty exemptions on old beer stock and delays in chemical analysis of mild beer exposed persistent procedural failings.
• Obsolete regulations and valuation oversights, including uncharged fees for shareholding shifts, missing cost-declaration provisions, undervalued Canteen Stores Department products and flawed foreign liquor cost entries, accounted for the remainder of the shortfall.