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  • MisleadingArvind Kejriwalchecked 1 Oct 2026

    “He claimed that the same policy was currently being implemented in Punjab and that the state's excise revenue had increased from around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore.”

    around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore, ₹12,800 crore

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    around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore

    Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the Delhi excise policy's auction system is now being implemented in Punjab and that Punjab's excise revenue increased from around Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore.

    pratidintime.com, checked 1 Oct 2026

    What is actually true

    ₹12,800 crore

    Punjab excise revenue target for 2026-27, DIPR Punjab

    ipr.punjab.gov.in

    Punjab's Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said in an official state government release that after the 2022-23 policy the state's excise revenue jumped to ₹8,428 crore and the 2026-27 target is ₹12,800 crore [1]. He put the 2021-22 figure at ₹6,255 crore [5]. The Hindu reported actual 2025-26 collections of ₹11,782 crore [4].

    • Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said excise revenue was ₹6,255 crore in 2021-22 under the previous Congress government. [5]
    • The official DIPR Punjab release says revenue jumped to ₹8,428 crore in 2022-23 and sets a ₹12,800 crore target for 2026-27. [1]
    • The Hindu reported that Punjab's excise department closed 2025-26 with ₹11,782 crore, nearly double the ₹6,254.84 crore of four years earlier. [4]
    • The official Punjab government release describes a 'robust policy framework' introduced in 2022-23 but does not state that it is the same as Delhi's excise policy. [1]

    [1] DIPR PUNJAB — ipr.punjab.gov.in[4] Punjab Excise department surpasses revenue target by ₹582 ... — thehindu.com[5] Punjab targets ₹12,800 crore revenue from excise | Hindustan ... — hindustantimes.com

    The revenue increase is real, but the starting point is wrong. Kejriwal said 'around Rs 5,000 crore'; the official record puts the 2021-22 base at ₹6,255 crore, about 25% higher. The current figure is roughly in line with actual ₹11,782 crore or the ₹12,800 crore target. The claim that Punjab is implementing the same policy as Delhi is not established by the official sources, which describe Punjab's own policy.

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