MAHARASHTRA eGAZETTE ANALYSIS
Document Type: Excise Statistics Report (Not a Legal Amendment)
Title: Month & Districtwise C.L. Sale 2025-26
Period Covered: April 2025 to November 2025 (8 months)
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is NOT an amendment gazette. This document is a statistical report published under the Excise Statistics category (विक्री सांख्यिकी - Sales Statistics). It does not amend, substitute, insert, or modify any provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 or the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY
Nature: Statistical compilation of Country Liquor (C.L.) sales across all districts of Maharashtra
Purpose: Administrative record-keeping and monitoring of excise revenue performance
Measurement Unit: Lakh Bulk Litres (BL)
Coverage:
- 36 Districts organized into 8 Revenue Regions
- Monthly sales data from April 2025 through November 2025
- Regional and state-level totals
KEY STATISTICS (April-November 2025)
Total Maharashtra C.L. Sales: 2,795.70 lakh bulk litres
Regional Performance (Highest to Lowest):
- Thane Region: 545.59 lakh BL (Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad)
- Pune Region: 441.74 lakh BL (Pune, Ahmednagar, Solapur)
- Nagpur Region: 401.98 lakh BL (Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur)
- Amravati Region: 368.19 lakh BL (Buldhana, Akola, Washim, Amravati, Yavatmal)
- Nashik Region: 296.36 lakh BL (Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon)
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Region: 259.95 lakh BL
- Nanded Region: 252.69 lakh BL
- Kolhapur Region: 229.20 lakh BL
Notable Observations:
- Wardha and Gadchiroli districts show zero C.L. sales (possibly dry districts or data not reported)
- Peak sales month: October 2025 (372.71 lakh BL)
- Lowest sales month: July 2025 (325.16 lakh BL)
- Mumbai Suburban leads individual districts (182.19 lakh BL cumulative)
LEGAL CONTEXT
This gazette falls under Part 4-B (Extra-Ordinary) but serves purely statistical/informational purposes. It does not:
- Create, modify, or revoke any licenses
- Change fee structures or license conditions
- Impose new restrictions or grant new permissions
- Amend any rule, regulation, or notification
No legal analysis or compliance action required — this is reference data for revenue monitoring, policy evaluation, and administrative purposes only.