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Kerala State lotteries hadn’t made loss since its inception. In 1967, the total revenue from lottery sales was only Rs. 20 lakhs which witnessed a whopping increase to reach Rs. 625.74 crores in 2009- 2010 and Rs. 557.69 crores in 2010-2011 ( from only one weekly lottery from Sept 2010 to March 2011 and six bumper lotteries). Also the profit too had grown substantially to reach Rs. 114.7 crores in 2009-2010 and Rs. 92.02 in 2010-2011 (even after reduction in the number of weekly lotteries) from meagre Rs. 14 lakhs. The profit and revenue of the department since 1967 is as follows: Kerala State Lotteries – Revenue and Profit (1967 – 2011) | YEAR | REVENUE | PROFIT | | 1967-68 | 00.20 | 00.14 | | 1968-69 | 01.84 | 01.50 | | 1969-70 | 02.43 | 01.50 | | 1970-71 | 02.04 | 00.87 | | 1971-72 | 01.52 | 00.51 | | 1972-73 | 01.42 | 00.53 | | 1973-74 | 01.41 | 00.59 | | 1974-75 | 01.63 | 00.58 | | 1975-76 | 01.54 | 00.59 | | 1976-77 | 02.16 | 00.92 | | 1977-78 | 02.75 | 01.30 | | 1978-79 | 02.99 | 01.49 | | 1979-80 | 02.54 | 01.06 | | 1980-81 | 03.01 | 01.24 | | 1981-82 | 04.30 | 01.32 | | 1982-83 | 05.93 | 01.91 | | 1983-84 | 08.88 | 03.18 | | 1984-85 | 11.72 | 03.94 | | 1985-86 | 12.57 | 04.45 | | 1986-87 | 10.20 | 02.87 | | 1987-88 | 33.38 | 05.38 | | 1988-89 | 39.12 | 05.38 | | 1989-90 | 41.62 | 06.54 | | 1990-91 | 51.88 | 07.64 | | 1991-92 | 54.48 | 06.39 | | 1992-93 | 59.26 | 07.34 | | 1993-94 | 65.01 | 08.51 | | 1994-95 | 71.22 | 10.71 | | 1995-96 | 93.27 | 11.83 | | 1996-97 | 106.74 | 13.41 | | 1997-98 | 105.32 | 12.25 | | 1998-99 | 112.01 | 15.53 | | 1999-2000 | 101.38 | 10.20 | | 2000-01 | 134.16 | 13.44 | | 2001-02 | 122.69 | 08.15 | | 2002-03 | 131.69 | 13.40 | | 2003-04 | 134.98 | 19.87 | | 2004-05 | 156.60 | 30.02 | | 2005-06 | 237.19 | 55.65 | | 2006-07 | 236.26 | 36.36 | | 2007-08 | 333.91 | 48.28 | | 2008-09 | 484.76 | 104.2 | 2009-10 | 625.74 | 114.70 | | 2010-11 | 557.69
| 92.02 | | 2011-12 | 1287.08 | 394.87 | 2012-13
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