Members of the International Spirits and Wines Association of India (ISWAI), an apex body of the alcobev sector, on Monday raised concerns with the UT excise department over the rising prices of all direct input materials used in liquor manufacturing industry and demanded to establish an inflation-based pricing index for alcobev industry. In the presentation…
The Excise and Taxation Department of Chandigarh on Monday said it has sealed five bottling plants in the city on charges of operating without fire safety certificates that are issued by the municipal corporation. “The Excise and Taxation department, on account of non-compliance and non-submission of fire safety certificates has sealed and imposed penalties of…
Chandigarh’s excise revenue has shown a growth of 21.3% upto the month of December as compared to that of last financial year. As the new excise policy is in the making, directions were given by UT officers to study models of various states regarding introduction of regulatory mechanisms, to counter cases of breach and elicit…
The newly established NeuWorld Spirits has ventured into the alco-bev industry with the launch of Downing Street and Royal Tribe whiskies catering to the premium and semi premium segments respectively. Both Downing Street and Royal Tribe are made from selected grains and blended with Scotch. The brands will be available initially across Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab,…
The Excise Department of Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib has seized 300 cartons of liquor being allegedly smuggled from Chandigarh to Punjab, officials said on Tuesday. ”The Excise Department Fatehgarh Sahib and Excise Police seized 300 cartons of smuggled Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) with an estimated value of Rs 7 lakh, which was being smuggled from…
The Excise department in Punjab has launched a mobile app to ensure foolproof checks on sale of counterfeit and illicit liquor. Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday launched the ‘Excise QR Code Label Verification Citizen App’ as part of a ‘track-and-trace’ project being implemented by the department. Launching the application at the…
CHANDIGARH : On the directions of Punjab Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Cheema, a meeting of Excise officials of Punjab Police was conducted on Wednesday by AIG Excise and Taxation Gurjot Singh Kaler to further boost the joint operations of Excise department and Punjab Police against illicit liquor trade besides creating awareness among…
Sonipat: Haryana state government suspended three Excise & Taxation department officers Naresh Kumar Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioner, Kashmir Singh Kamboj Assistant Excise & Taxation Commissioner and Rampal Singh Excise Inspector at Sonipat in alleged Rs 14 crore embezzlements by a L-13 liquor contractor at Murthal in Sonipat district under a conspiracy with suspended officers…
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress in investigation into some cases of illicit liquor trade in Punjab and said the state is treating the issue with “kid gloves”. The apex court, which observed that poor and downtrodden people are the “sufferers” of hooch tragedies, directed the Punjab excise department to apprise…
Jagatjit Industries Limited has received Environmental Clearance from the Impact Assessment Division of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India on October 14, 2022. As per the filing, the clearance certificate is provided under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006, for setting up 200 KLPD Grain based Ethanol Distillery Plant along with…