LUCKNOW, Jan. 26 -- The state government's visionary and transparent excise policy has emerged as a national benchmark, setting an example for other states while boosting the state's revenue to new heights. With consistent record growth in excise collections, Uttar Pradesh's excise revenue model has now become a success story studied across the country.

Excise commissioners and senior officials from over six states-including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh-visited Uttar Pradesh to conduct an in-depth study of its excise policy.

Excise commissioner Adarsh Singh said, "Over the past two years, officials from excise departments of various states have visited Uttar Pradesh to study its...