Department of Excise and Prohibition (Jharkhand)

The department's principal functions include: • Excise regulation, licensing and permits: issuing and granting licences for the manufacture, sale, transport, import, export or storage of alcoholic beverages and monitoring compliance of permits with relevant excise laws and rules. • Prohibition enforcement: implementing prohibition policies in notified areas, particularly in districts or zones with significant Scheduled Tribe populations, preventing the illegal manufacture and sale of intoxicants and regulating or closing sale points when directed under law. • Public safety and health: taking preventive measures against the manufacture or distribution for adulterated or toxic liquor, enforcing pricing norms to curb overcharging and ensuring adherence to prescribed quality standards to safeguard consumers. ==Ministerial team==

The department is headed by the Cabinet Minister of Excise and Prohibition, Jharkhand. Civil servants such as the Secretary from IAS background are appointed to support the minister in managing the department and implementing its functions. Since December 2024, the Minister for Department of Excise and Prohibition is Yogendra Prasad. ==See also==