New Delhi, 16 May, 2011

The Delhi government collected Rs.2,027 crore from the sale of liquor in fiscal 2010-11, an official said Sunday.

"There has been in increase of 23 percent in the revenue as compared to 2009-2010. The government had collected Rs.1,644 crore as excise tax between April 2009 and March 2010," said a revenue department officer.

At the beginning of the fiscal, the government had projected a collection of Rs.1,680 but the collection went up by Rs.347 crore.

"This is a significant hike in the revenue and we have taken many steps to remove the problems in collecting revenue," added the officer.