Kerala State Lotteries

Lottery Falls Under the Government’s Jurisdiction

In Kerala, the lottery has been around for long. The industry employs around 1,25,000 people, including agents and sellers.

Earlier, there were often complaints of lack of transparency. But, these issues were addressed by the enactment of the State Government Law implemented in 2005. The law puts lottery under the direct regulation of the government with the right to inspect processes such as printing of tickets, controlling sales and monitoring the rules.

With GST (Goods and Services Tax), this law became inoperative and the state government is planning to come out with a new law. The State Government was looking towards hitting the revenue of INR 7,000 crore before GST.

Big distributors, working as a cartel, pocketed the profits, but with the GST implementation, things are more transparent. The Goods and Services Tax proved to be a revenue booster for lottery-friendly states.

Types of Weekly Kerala Lotteries

The Kerala state lottery was established in 1967 and it was the first of its kind in the country.

Today, several weekly lotteries are running in the state with different draw days and prize structures. There are a few bumper lotteries too.

These are:

   ♦   Win-Win, the draw of which happens on every Monday. The first prize is of 65,00,000/- and the ticket prize is Rs 30.

   ♦   Pournami, again, with a ticket prize of Rs 30 but with a top prize of 70,00,000/- is drawn on every Sunday.

   ♦   Sthreesakthi is drawn on every Tuesday and the ticket can be bought for Rs 30 for the first prize amounting to Rs 60,00,000/-.

   ♦   Akshaya has the same ticket cost and first prize as Sthreesakthi. The only difference is that the day of draw for it is on Wednesday.

   ♦   Pratheeksha, which was renamed as Karunya Plus, is drawn on every Thursday. The ticket for the same can be bought at Rs 40 and the top prize in this is of Rs 80,00,000/-

   ♦   The ticket prize of Karunya is also Rs 40 and draw happens on every Saturday. The first prize here is same as that in Karunya Plus at Rs 80,00,000/-.

Thus, you can see that tickets are very reasonably priced and you can win a good amount of money, which lures people to buy tickets for it.

Besides these weekly draws, there are other categories of lotteries like Bumper Lotteries. They are mostly seasonal, which are available around festival time like Vishu, Onam, Christmas and New Year.

Kerala State Lottery Draw Result 

The draws of all weekly Kerala lotteries happen at 3.00 pm on the day of the draw. The results of the draw are published on the official website of the Kerala lotteries on the same day. For those, who cannot check the results online, the results are also published in in the Kerala Government Gazette. Every winner needs to claim their winnings within thirty days of the drawing date by surrendering their lottery ticket. There are few documents that need to be presented along with the ticket like an ID proof.

Those who have played online get their winning amounts credited to their accounts. The best part of playing online is that you don’t need to worry about losing the ticket or missing out on drawn numbers. Both are available online and you can easily check whether you have won or not. Besides providing the convenience of buying the ticket, the online mode is also very convenient to check the results and claim the winnings.

The first prize in Sthreesakthi and Akshaya stands at INR 60,00,000, while for Win-Win it is 65 Lac. If anyone has bought Pournami ticket, which is priced similar to Win-Win at Rs 30, the first prize is of INR 70,00,000. In Karunya, the first prize is INR 80,00,000.

Can We Purchase the Kerala Lottery Online?

The lottery is not legal in all Indian states, but all Indians can definitely try their luck by buying Kerala state lotteries. The Kerala lottery is not restricted to only Keralites. In fact, anyone residing in India can buy it.

There are websites where if you apply by paying the transaction in advance you can get your tickets by mail. These websites have a collection of all district lotteries. You can order the lottery tickets on these websites. You might also find a wholesale rate for a specified amount of order. These websites also provide offers like free shipping on buying a specified minimum amount of tickets. All you need to do is place your order, make payment and message them the payment details through a text message or WhatsApp. Once the payment is confirmed, your tickets are couriered to you through a trusted courier service.

You can also log on to the state-authorized lottery portal. You will get all the information regarding the various outlets for buying lottery tickets here. With things going online, getting any information is very easy and convenient. The Kerala government is doing everything to provide a fair and legal platform to all those who want to try their luck of earning lakhs of rupees by investing less.

Is Lottery Legal in Kerala? 

Those residing in other states in India, especially those where the lottery is not legal, often ask this question. To satisfy their query once for all, the lottery is perfectly legal in Kerala. It has been running there since 1967 and is a big revenue source of state government. In the year 1967, when this Kerala state lottery was established, all the private lotteries were banned by the government. The government opened several outlets all across the state from where people could buy these lottery tickets.

Nowadays, it is also available online. The Kerala government has been running it beautifully for decades now. The discrepancies that used to happen earlier also vanished once the government brought the law of 2005. In fact, it is one of the oldest lottery establishments in the country that is transparent, legal and is run in a fair manner.

The government is using the revenue generated by the lottery business to support the lower strata of society through various government schemes. So, even if you don’t win after buying the tickets, you can take pride in the fact that a part of your invested money is getting utilised for good work.

Who Started the Lottery in Kerala? 

The idea of Kerala lottery was the brainchild of Shri. P. K. Kunju Sahib, the then Finance Minister of the state. It was set up with the objective of providing employment and supplementing the government’s income. Prior to that, there were private players in the field, but once this idea was floated and worked upon, the state government banned all private lotteries from the state. Only the Kerala State Lotteries have existed since then.

It is providing good revenue to the state. The rules of the game have changed since the implementation of GST last year in the country, but it has only aided the business after some initial hiccups.