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{{Short description|Department of Government of Jharkhand}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
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| native_name = उत्पाद एवं मद्य निषेध विभाग
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| headquarters = Utpad Bhawan, Kanke, [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]] – 834001
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The '''Department of Excise and Prohibition''' is a state law enforcement department of the [[Government of Jharkhand]] responsible for enforcing laws related to liquor, narcotics, psychotropics and medicines that contain alcohol and narcotics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Excise and Prohibition |url=https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/excise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913012324/https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/excise |archive-date=2025-09-13 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=www.jharkhand.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-22 |title=Jharkhand Govt takes over liquor sale |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/jharkhand-govt-takes-over-liquor-sale/story-j5EYPDGHor6CC2cJu0riMM.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-07-11 |title=Retail Liquor Shops in Jharkhand to Operate Under New Rules from 1 Sept |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/retail-liquor-shops-in-jharkhand-to-operate-under-new-rules-from-1-sept-1503456477.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-25 |title=एमआरपी से अधिक दर पर शराब बेचने पर सख्त कार्रवाई: योगेंद्र |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/bokaro/story-jharkhand-minister-warns-against-illegal-alcohol-sales-promises-strict-action-201735070684134.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Renuka |date=2024-05-20 |title=A state-by-state guide to liquor laws in India |url=https://www.drinksbusiness.com/2024/05/a-state-by-state-guide-to-liquor-laws-in-india/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Drinks Business |language=en-GB}}</ref> The department was created when the state of Jharkhand was formed in 2000. The department is also involved in granting licences to the companies, revenue collection from alcohol related activities and plays a crucial role in prevention of illicit liquor manufacture and sale in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand Excise License Online System (JELONS) |url=https://jelons.jharkhand.gov.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717102146/https://jelons.jharkhand.gov.in/ |archive-date=2024-07-17 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=jelons.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news |date=2025-08-31 |title=Excise dept issues license to pvt players to run retail liquor shops |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/excise-dept-issues-license-to-pvt-players-to-run-retail-liquor-shops/articleshow/123605454.cms |access-date=2025-10-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-17 |title=Jharkhand to allot 1453 alcohol shops via e-lottery: Foreign liquor to get cheaper in state under new excise policy; implementation starts without commissioner - Jharkhand News |url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/jharkhand/news/foreign-liquor-to-get-cheaper-in-jharkhand-under-new-excise-policy-135046221.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Bhaskar English |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand News: उत्पाद विभाग ने सभी उपायुक्तों को लिखा लेटर, शराब दुकानों को लेकर नया निर्देश जारी - Excise Department Revises Revenue Target for New Policy |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-excise-department-revises-revenue-target-for-new-policy-23984298.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-06-26 |title=रांची के सिकदरी में उत्पाद विभाग की बड़ी कार्रवाई, मिनी अवैध शराब फैक्ट्री का भंडाफोड़ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/illegal-liquor-recovered-in-excise-department-action-in-ranchi-jharkhand-news-jhs25062603139 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Excise Dept cracks whip on overpricing, stops over Rs 100 Cr monthly illegal collection in liquor business in Jharkhand |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/state-editions/excise-dept-cracks-whip-on-overpricing--stops-over-rs-100--cr-monthly-illegal-collection-in-liquor-business-in-jharkhand.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-12-22 |title=Crackdown on illegal liquor ahead of New Year in Jharkhand; Excise Commissioner issues strict orders |url=https://avenuemail.in/crackdown-on-illegal-liquor-ahead-of-new-year-in-jharkhand-excise-commissioner-issues-strict-orders/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Functions ==
The department's principal functions include:<ref name="JhExcise">{{cite web |title=Department of Excise and Prohibition |url=https://jharkhand.gov.in/excise |publisher=Government of Jharkhand |access-date=6 October 2025}}</ref>

* '''Excise regulation, licensing and permits''': issuing and granting licences for the manufacture, sale, transport, import, export or storage of alcoholic beverages and monitoring compliance of permits with relevant excise laws and rules.<ref>{{Cite web |title=झारखंड में किसको मिलेगा शराब दुकान का लाइसेंस? लॉटरी को लेकर आ गया नया अपडेट, पढ़ लें उत्पाद विभाग की नई गाइडलाइन - liquor shop license in Jharkhand New update come regarding lottery read new guidelines of excise department |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-liquor-shop-license-in-jharkhand-new-update-come-regarding-lottery-read-new-guidelines-of-excise-department-23881169.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Times of India"/><ref name=":1" />
* '''Revenue collection''': collecting excise duty, permit fees, licence fees and other statutory charges levied on excisable goods and services associated with their production and distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-11 |title=Deoghar News : शराब दुकानों की बंदोबस्ती होते ही 25 अगस्त तक पांच फीसदी जमानत राशि जमा करना अनिवार्य |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/deoghar/arrangement-of-liquor-shops-in-deoghar |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Approval and Taxes: Jharkhand Excise Department |url=https://advantage.jharkhand.gov.in/SingleWindow/pdf/Excise%20Approval%20with%20Fee%20&%20Tariff%20details.pdf |access-date=6 Oct 2025 |website=advantage.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref>
* '''Prohibition enforcement''': implementing prohibition policies in notified areas, particularly in districts or zones with significant [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] populations, preventing the illegal manufacture and sale of intoxicants and regulating or closing sale points when directed under law.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-09-12 |title=Jamshedpur: Demand to shift liquor shop from Baridih |url=https://avenuemail.in/jamshedpur-demand-to-shift-liquor-shop-from-baridih/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Loktantra19 |date=2023-12-23 |title=एक्शन में उत्पाद विभाग, अवैध और मिलावटी शराब की बिक्री पर नपेंगे सहायक आयुक्त |url=https://loktantra19.com/excise-department-in-action-assistant-commissioner-will-measure-the-sale-of-illegal-and-adulterated-liquor/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Loktantra19 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''Public safety and health''': taking preventive measures against the manufacture or distribution for adulterated or toxic liquor, enforcing pricing norms to curb overcharging and ensuring adherence to prescribed quality standards to safeguard consumers.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

==Ministerial team==
The department is headed by the Cabinet Minister of Excise and Prohibition, Jharkhand. [[Indian Administrative Service|Civil servants]] such as the Secretary from [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] background are appointed to support the minister in managing the department and implementing its functions.

Since December 2024, the Minister for Department of Excise and Prohibition is [[Yogendra Prasad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-12-06 |title=Jharkhand CM Soren distributes portfolios: Radha Krishna gets finance, Irfan is health minister |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Dec/06/jharkhand-cm-soren-distributes-portfolios-radha-krishna-gets-finance-irfan-is-health-minister |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Satyajeet |date=2024-12-07 |title=Hemant Soren allocates portfolios to ministers, keeps Home Ministry |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jharkhand-hemant-soren-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-ministry-2646285-2024-12-07 |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Excise and Prohibition {{!}} Who's Who |url=https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/PDepartment/WebDirectory?department=a7a81ba176b755a597b776604940a2c5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717092706/https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/PDepartment/WebDirectory?department=a7a81ba176b755a597b776604940a2c5 |archive-date=2024-07-17 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=www.jharkhand.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Government of Jharkhand]]
*[[Department of Finance (Jharkhand)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Government departments of Jharkhand]]

Department of Excise and Prohibition (Jharkhand) - Revision history

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