Operation Red Rose was initiated by the Excise Department of Punjab. The main purpose of this operation was to curb illegal liquor trade. It also aims to combat excise tax-related crimes. In the year 2020 this operation was launched and it has been a great success.
Highlights
The Punjab Excise Department used GPS technology to blow up an illegal liquor bottling plant in Rajpura, Patiala district. In Punjab, a neutral alcohol carrier is required to install a GPS system in a vehicle. On 12th December in the year 2020, a control room set up for the operation captured a 20,000 liters extra neutral alcohol loaded truck. In Rajpura, police officers found an illegal bottling factory in. This paved the way for the operation being successful. Since then, the conviction rate for the operation has risen. The main purpose of this operation is to ensure that there is no illegal traffic of alcohol in Punjab.
Methods used by the department
The department uses a variety of technologies (bottle factory flow meters, Passes which are QR code-based, GPS-enabled transport vehicles, e-transit passes) to stop the stealing of excise taxes, including direct delivery of spirits from the manufacturing department without the payment of taxes. Suppresses various modules of smuggling liquor from the other states etc.
Conclusion
Presently, the entire state liquor manufacturing process is online and monitored in real time. Illegal alcohol in the state reduced the state government’s income. In the year 2019, Rs 5118 crores was the liquor revenue to the state government. Due to the operation, the revenue Rs 7000 crore is the expected revenue increase.
