| Telangana Excise Department | |
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| Formed | 6 May 2015 |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Telangana, IND |
| Size | 114,840 km2 (44,340 sq mi) |
| Population | 35,193,978 |
| Legal jurisdiction | Telangana, India |
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The Telangana State Excise Department is the law enforcement agency for excise in the Indian state of Telangana. The department enforces laws related to liquor, narcotics, psychotropics and medicines that contain alcohol and narcotics. The department was created when the state of Telangana was formed in 2014. The first minister to take charge of this department was T Padma Rao from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party. In December 2023, Jupally Krishna Rao was appointed as the Minister of Telangana Excise under the Revanth Reddy Ministry.[2][3]