Mr. ROBINSONasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the net excise revenue of India for the years 1918–19, 1919–20 and 1920–21, respectively; what was the recorded consumption of country spirits in each of those years in Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Sind, Bihar and Orissa, the United Provinces, the Punjab,
Net Excise Revenue of India. 1918–19. 1919–20. 1920–21. Percentage of Excise to Total Revenue in 1920–21. Rs. 17,13,22,860. Rs. 18,99,53,568. Rs. 20,14,28,862. Recorded consumption of country spirits.* Proof gallons. Proof gallons. Proof gallons. Bengal 796,972 755,285 766,572 22.3 Madras 1,672,492 1,988,688 1,723,868 27.6 Bombay 2,492,128 2,665,227 2,592,174 39.8 Sind 200,934 215,948 222:375 Bihar and Orissa 1,272,937 1,367,842 Not available. 26.7 United Provinces 1,468,020 1,115,934 1,138,030 15.7 Punjab 456,837 545,271 514,350 10.8 Central Provinces and Berar 1,221,137 1,469,877 1,011,849 32.0 Assam 225,571 286,599 304,572 39.8 Burma 97,607 124,409 Not available. 3.2 * Excluding outstill areas, for which statistics of consumption are not available.
1 2. 3. 4. Province. Provincial revenue for 1920–21. Excise receipts accruing to Provincial revenues for 1920–21. Percentage of col. 3 to col. 2. Lakhs of Rupees. Lakhs of Rupees. Madras … 986.4 271.8 27.6 Bombay (including Sindh) … 1158.3 460.7 39.8 Bengal … 863 .9 196.7 22.8 United Provinces … 862.7 135.4 15.7 Punjab … 683.0 74.0 10.8 Burma … 1597.0 51.8 3.2* Bihar and Orissa … 372.3 99.3 26.7 Central Provinces and Berar … 339.7 108.8 32.0 Assam … 189.2 75.3 39.8 * (The very low percentage for Burma is due to the inclusion in the year's revenue of a large special receipt (nearly 9 crores) on account of profits from the Rice Scheme.)