GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the Lotteries
(Regulation) Rules, 2010, issued by the Government of India under sub-section (1) of section 11 of
the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 (Central Act 17 of 1998), the Government of Kerala, having
decided to organize the X’Mas - New Year Bumper Lottery 2024-25 (BR-101) hereby notify the
purpose, scope, limitation and methods thereof, namely:-
(i) Purpose.- The purpose of organizing the X’Mas - New Year Bumper Lottery 2024-25
(BR-101) is to mobilize revenue for the social welfare and the developmental activities of the State
of Kerala and to provide direct and indirect employment opportunities, especially to the weaker
Taxes (H) Department
G.O.(P) No.170 /2024/TAXES.
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 4 th November, 2024
19th Vrischikam, 1200
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2024
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KERALA GAZETTE
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dated 05-09-2012 with RNI
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sections of the society.
(ii) Scope and limitation.- The scope and limitation of organizing the said lottery is to
regulate certain types of gambling and illegal lotteries in the State and to curtail its impact on the
poor sections of the society by organizing a lottery of the State itself. The funds raised through the
lotteries will go to the State Exchequer and as such it can be utilised for the developmental activities
of the State and also to create employment opportunities in the State.
(iii) Methods.- The above said lottery is directly organized by the Government of Kerala
through the State Lotteries Department as the central agency for the working of the schemes under
the designated authority, the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Taxes Department,
Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram.
By order of the Governor,
DR. A. JAYATHILAK,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
As per sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2010 issued by the
Government of India as G.S.R. 278 (E) dated 1st April, 2010 and published in Part II, section 3, sub-
section (i) of the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 1st April, 2010, the State Government may
organize a lottery or lotteries, if it so decides, by issuing a notification in its Official Gazette,
outlining the purpose, scope, limitation and methods thereof. The Government of Kerala have
decided to organize the X’Mas - New Year Bumper Lottery 2024-25 (BR-101) in the State and to
notify the same as stipulated in the above said sub-rule.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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