TASMAC

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TASMAC
Founded1983
FounderM. G. Ramachandran
HeadquartersCMDA Tower-II, IV Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Egmore, Chennai-600008, Tamil Nadu, India
Key people
S. Muthusamy, Minister for Prohibition and Excise Department
₹ 33,811 Crore in 2021 Source Fin express
Total assets5402 Retail Outlets[1]
Number of employees
29,297[1]
Websitehttp://tasmac.co.in/

The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) is a company owned by the

Indian Made Foreign Liquor
(IMFL) trade in the state.

History

TASMAC was established in 1983 by then Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran.

AIADMK government of J. Jayalalithaa came into effect on 29 November 2003. The DMK government of M. Karunanidhi which took power in 2006, did not revise its predecessor's policy and TASMAC continues to control the alcohol industry in the state.[3][4][5][6][7]

Organisation

A TASMAC Bar in Coimbatore

TASMAC is wholly owned by the government of Tamil Nadu, coming under the purview of the Ministry of Prohibition and Excise. Its headquarters is situated at the

Trichy and Salem each under a regional manager. These regions are further divided into 33 districts run by district managers. As of 2010, the company has around 30,000 employees and operates about 6800 retail liquor outlets throughout the state. Employees of TASMAC are not considered as government employees and are not entitled to the benefits and legal rights (like statutory pay, paid holidays and an 8-hour workday) of other employees of the state. The retail outlets do not have individual names. Instead they are named as "TASMAC Shop XXX", where XXX stands for the outlet number. They are popularly referred to as "wine shops", though they sell other kinds of liquor as well. About half the outlets have bars attached to them.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Impact

The reorganisation of retail alcohol trade in the state has brought record revenues for the government allowing it to increase spending on welfare schemes. While consumption of alcohol has increased among the population, deaths due to consumption of contaminated illicit liquor (common during the prohibition era) have gone down.

union territory of Puducherry, where alcohol prices are lower and different brands are available. TASMAC has been forced to offer more choices of brands to counter the increase in smuggling of non-available alcohol brands into the state.[21][22]

Growth

Interior of a TASMAC Bar in Ooty

Since the take over by the government, TASMAC has seen an annual revenue of growth of around 20 percent every year. The turnover in 1983 (the year of incorporation) was ₹183 crores. In 2002–03 before the take over of retail vending, the turnover was ₹3,499.75 crores, out of which the government got a tax revenue of ₹2,828.09 crores. After the take over of retail vending, the tax revenue shot up to ₹3,639 crores in the financial year 2003–04. The tax revenue has two components –

whiskey, rum, wine, brandy and vodka account for about 80% of the sales and beer accounts for the remaining 20%.[1][23][17][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] The revenue nearly doubled from ₹18,081 crores in 2011 to ₹31,157 crores in 2019.[31][32]

Annual Revenue of TASMAC
Fiscal Year Revenue in Crores (₹) % Change
2002–03
2,828.09
2003–04
3,639
28.67%
2004–05
4,872
33.88%
2005–06
6,086.95
24.94%
2006–07
7,300
19.93%
2007–08
8,822
20.85%
2008–09
10,601.5
20.17%
2009–10
12,491
17.82%
2010–11
14,965.42
19.80%
2011–12
18,081.16
20.82%
2012–13
21,680.67
19.91%
2013–14
23,401
7.93%
2014–15
26,188
11.91%
2015–16
25,845.58
−6.76%
2016–17
26,995.25
6.97%
2017–18
26,797.96
−0.73%
2018–19
31,157.83
8.39%

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Home: TASMAC". tasmac.co.in. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Subramanian, T. S. "Deadly concoctions". Frontline. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  5. ^ "TASMAC, coops alone to retail trade IMFL in TN". Business Standard. 28 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b Ramesh, Niranjana (9 June 2009). "Politics influences DMK on disinvestment in central PSUs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  7. ^ Nambath, Suresh. "A dangerous mix". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  10. ^ "TASMAC outlets to down shutters on March 17". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
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  16. ^ "60 pc increase in alcohol consumption among youths". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  17. ^ a b Sivan, Jayaraj (30 April 2009). "Tipplers in TN cough up much more than retail price – Rs 500 cr a year". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  18. ^ "TASMAC outlets nearby keep residents spiritless". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  19. ^ "Govt urged to detach bars from TASMAC shops". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  20. ^ "48 bottles of adulterated liquor seized from TASMAC outlet, 4 suspended". The Times of India. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  21. ^ "For A Foster's Or Two". Outlook. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  22. ^ Kumar, B Aravind (3 June 2008). "Beer guzzling in TN up by 22%". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  23. ^ "Revenue from liquor sale grows significantly". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  24. ^ "TASMAC finalises list of licensees for 221 wine shops". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  25. ^ "Consumption of liquor rises in TN". The Times of India. 10 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  26. ^ "Excise, sales tax from liquor trade yield Rs.15,000 crore". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  27. ^ "Tamil Nadu's liquor revenue rises to Rs 18K cr". The Times of India. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  28. ^ "Tamil Nadu earns revenue of over Rs 21,680 crore from liquor sale". Economic Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  29. ^ "TASMAC to Net Additional Rs 3,000 Crore". The New Indian Express. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  30. ^ "TASMAC to Net Additional Rs 3,000 Crore". Business Standard. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  31. ^ "3,321 TASMAC outlets closed in Tamil Nadu following SC order: Govt". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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