U.P. excise dept move: Data analytics, hi-end scanners to help curb liquor smuggling

The Uttar Pradesh excise department will soon use handheld high-tech X-ray scanning machines besides taking help of data analytics agency to give an impetus to its crackdown on inter-state smuggling of illicit liquor. Excise department is also going to hire a data analytics agency to help department take corrective measures accordingly A provision for hand-held X-ray scanning machines has also been made in the state’s new excise policy 2025-26. Apart from X-ray scanning machines, the excise department is also going to hire a data analytics agency to help department take corrective measures accordingly. While confirming the move, state excise commissioner Adarsh Singh said, “The data analytics agency will also help us know different trends.