Company type | Kerala Public Sector Undertaking |
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Industry | Wholesale and Retail trading in IMFL(Indian Made Foreign Liquor), Beer, FMFL(Foreign Made Foreign Liquor) |
Founded | 23.02.1984 |
Headquarters | BEVCO Tower, VikasBhavan P.O., Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram 695033, |
Area served | Kerala |
Key people | Smt. Harshita Attaluri IPS, Chairman & Managing Director |
Revenue | ₹19,088.68 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2023-24) [1] |
Number of employees | 5,263[2] |
Website | bevco |
Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing & Marketing) Corporation Ltd (BEVCO) is a public sector company fully owned by the Government of Kerala, it started under Civil Supplies Department in 1984 under the Minister N Sreenivasan (Excise Minister), K Karunakaran Ministry. Since then BEVCO has the authority under the Abkari Act & allied Rules for the wholesale and retail vending of alcoholic liquor in Kerala. It controls the retail sales of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Beer in the state.