Facing the heat over stray cattle menace, the Uttar Pradesh Government has imposed a special fee on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer for funding ‘gaushalas’ (cow shelters) for the stray cattle in the State.
This decision was taken in the State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Friday.
Briefing media persons here, State Government spokesperson and Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma said the Government would collect an additional revenue of Rs 165 crore annually by imposing special fee on excise.
“While an additional fee of Rs 0.50 to Rs 2 will be imposed per bottle on purchase of beer and IMFL, the special fee will be Rs 10 per bottle for liquor consumed in bars. The money generated will be used to fund construction of shelters for stray cows in the State,” he said.
