The Kerala State Excise is the law enforcement agency for excise in state of Kerala, India. Kerala Excise has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The department administers laws related to liquor, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, medicinal preparations containing alcohol and narcotics. The Kerala Excise Academy and Research Centre, Thrissur trains the excise officers and that runs full-term basic courses for Exicse Inspectors, Exicse Preventive Officers, Civil Exicse Officers, Women Civil Exicse Officers and Exicse Drivers. The head of the state excise is the Excise Commissioner who is of the rank of Director General of Police (DGP)/Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). The current commissioner of Exicse is Ananthakrishnan, IPS. The Exicse Commissioner reports to the Exicse Minister of Kerala, who is the chief executive of the state.
