Excise Academy and Research Centre

State Excise Academy and Research Centre, Kerala
SEARC; സ്റ്റേറ്റ് എക്‌സ്‌സൈസ് അക്കാദമി ആൻഡ് റിസേർച് സെന്റർ, കേരള
Agency overview
Formed	2008
Jurisdiction	State of Kerala
Headquarters	Thrissur
Ministers responsible	Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala; T. P. Ramakrishnan, Excise Minister;
Agency executive	Joint Commissioner of Excise (Principal), SEARC;
Footnotes
	Honour - Duty - Service

State Excise Academy & Research Centre (SEARC) is situated in Poothole in Thrissur city, Kerala, India. The academy trains the entire staff of the Kerala Excise Department, and provides centralized training for Kerala State Excise personnel. It also runs basic training and in-service courses for various ranks. Earlier, the excise staff used to train at the Kerala Police Academy in Ramavarmapuram.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Compulsory arms training for excise guards: Minister". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ "Call to develop Thrissur as `education destination'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 12 February 2004. Archived from the original on 11 March 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[1] "Compulsory arms training for excise guards: Minister". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[2] "Call to develop Thrissur as `education destination'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 12 February 2004. Archived from the original on 11 March 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

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