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Alcohol worth Rs.8,841 crore guzzled by Kerala alone!

Thiruvananthapuram: Liquor sales touched an all-time high in Kerala at Rs.8,841 crore for fiscal 2012-13, show figures.Figures provided by the sole wholesaler of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer, the state-owned Kerala State Beverages

"By way of taxes, the state government got into its kitty a record Rs.7,251 crore, up from Rs.6,352 crore," said a KSBC official who did not wish to be identified.

Liquor in the state is sold through 708 bar hotels and 383 state-owned retail outlets.