Nettoor lottery agent to get Rs 2.5 crore; Thiruvonam bumper amount after tax deduction revealed

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The lucky winner of this year’s Thiruvonam bumper ticket is yet to make his claim for the big prize. The ticket TH 577825, which won 25 crore, was sold by Bhagavathy Agency in Attingal to Latheesh, a lottery seller from Nettoor, from the branch in Vyttila.

Latheesh bought 800 tickets but is unable to figure out the man who purchased the winning ticket. 75 lakh people bought the Thiruvonam Bumper lottery (Rs 500 each) this time. This means crores landed in the government's coffers. The turnover of Thiruvonam Bumper is approximately 375 crores. So, do you know how many rupees the lucky winner takes home?

The winner will have to give 10 per cent commission to the agent, that is 2.5 crores. Then the price tax is 30 per cent, that is, Rs 6.75 crores. In addition to this, the surcharge on the tax amount is 37 per cent; that is about Rs 2.49 crores. Health and education cess is four per cent, 36.9 lakhs. The total tax on the amount received in the account is Rs 2.85 crores. So, after all the taxes, the lucky winner will get 12,88,25,000 rupees (12.8 crores).