Kerala State Beverages Corporation

KSBC
Public Sector Corporation
Industry Retail and Wholesale alcohol (IMFL) vending
Founded 23.2.1984
Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Area served
 Kerala
Key people
 S. Subbiah
Website www.ksbc.kerala.gov.in

Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd (BEVCO) is a public sector company owned by the Government of Kerala, which has a monopoly over wholesale and retail vending of alcohol in Kerala. It controls the retail sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer trade in the state.

History

As per recommendation of a judicial commission, Kerala Government in 1984 amended the Abkari Act and set up a Public Sector Corporation to procure spirit and arrange blending, bottling, sealing and distribution of arrack and sale of IMFL.

Organisation

KSBC retail outlet in Alappuzha

KSBC is one of the most profitable public sector units of Kerala.[1] The company is headed by a board with six members. The territory along with it sales and warehousing is divided into three regions by the corporation. Each region is headed by a Regional Manager. KSBC has had record sales during Onam, Christmas & New Year with Chalakudi reporting the highest sales and Badiadka being the second[2] Incidentally Chalakudi records an average daily sale of Rs. 5-7 lakhs.[3] Rum and brandy together account for 94% of KSBC sales in Kerala.[4] Kerala is the largest consumer of rum in India.[5]

KSBC has about 19 warehouses and 337 retail outlets throughout Kerala.[6]

Social impact

Per capital & Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Kerala for the year of 2010

With one of the highest per capita consumption of alcohol in India, alcohol-related problems are on the rise[7] with even the President expressing deep concern about the rising alcoholism in Kerala.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ A REVIEW OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN KERALA 2004-2005, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Government of Kerala
  2. ↑ "'Kerala sells alcohol worth Rs 34 crore in a day'". Deccan Chronicle. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  3. ↑ "'Kerala tops in rum sales '". Business Standard. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  4. ↑ "'Rum gives Kerala a high as state coffers swell '". Sify Finance. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  5. ↑ "'Kerala tops in rum sales '". Business Standard. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  6. ↑ http://www.ksbc.kerala.gov.in/units.htm
  7. ↑ "'The extent of problem of Mental Health in Kerala '". Kerala State Mental Health Authority. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  8. ↑ "'President concerned about alcoholism in Kerala '". IBN Live. 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2010-10-04.


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