Section 9 in Rules under the United Provinces Excise Act, 1910
9. Sources of supply of country spirit.
- The chief variety of country liquor is country spirit (containing alcohol obtained by distillation) which is produced from the mahua flower (bossia latifolia) or from molasses (shira) or from crude sugar (gur), or from an admixture of these substances in varying proportions. These ingredients or "bases" can easily be obtained in nearly all parts of India. All country spirit supplied in Uttar Pradesh, is manufactured by private distillers under contract with Government. At present distilleries manufacturing country spirit in Uttar Pradesh, are situated at-(1) Meerut, (2) Rosa (Shahjahanpur), (3) Lucknow, (4) Unnao, (5) Allahabad, (6) Nawabganj (Gonda), (7) Saharanpur, (8) Raja-ka-Sahaspur (Moradabad); and (9) Rampur.Of these the following distilleries manufacture Power Alcohol and other Commercial Spirits, also, in addition to potable spirits-(1)Nawabganj Distillery, District Gonda.(2)The Central Distillery, Meerut.(3)Rampur Distillery, District Rampur.(4)The Ajudhia Distillery, Raja-ka-Sahaspur, district Moradabad.Besides the nine distilleries mentioned above, the under-mentioned distilleries are licensed only for the manufacture of Power Alcohol and other Commercial Spirits-(1)Shanker Distillery, Captainganj, district Deoria.(2)Daurala Distillery, Daurala, district Meerut.(3)Shamli Distillery, Shamli, district Muzaffamagar.(4)Gola Distillery, Golagokarannath, district Kheri.(5)Hargaon Distillery, Hargaon, district Sitapur.(6)Simbhaoli Distillery, Simbhaoli, district Meerut.(7)Baheri Distillery, Baheri, district Bareilly.(8)Saraya Distillery, Sardamagar, district Gorakhpur.(9)Seohara Distillery, Seohara, district Bijinor.
