The Madhya Pradesh government is working on a new excise policy aimed at discouraging liquor consumption in the state, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday, appealing to the people to work towards protecting the environment. The CM was speaking at a function at the Garrison Ground here on the occasion of the 74th…
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 Delhi government has approved six dry days between January 26 and March 31, officials aware of the development said on Monday. The government approved a proposal by the excise department to declare the dry days on Republic Day (January 26), Guru Ravidas Jayanti (February 5), Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti (February 15), Mahashivaratri (February 18),…
The Rajasthan government has revised the excise policy following which English liquor made in India will get cheaper and country liquor prices will increase, bars will be given short-term licenses to operate. According to the newly revised rules issued by the Excise Department of Rajasthan. From April 1, the price of country liquor and Rajasthan…
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…
The Rajasthan government has changed the excise policy. The government has increased the prices of country liquor from April 1. On the other hand English liquor made in India has been made cheaper. It has been decided to abolish the additional excise duty on these. Along with this, under the new rules, now short-term license…
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…
With the Delhi Government formulating a new excise policy to run retail and wholesale liquor trade in the city in 2023-24, liquor traders have sought removal of rules that discriminate against Indian-made products and promote imports in the forthcoming excise policy for 2023-24. They also suggested “vocal for local” for liquor trade in the national…
The Delhi government is planning a new liquor policy that could reduce the legal age for alcohol consumption from 25 to 21 in the national capital. The new policy might also allow both private and government-run vends, and extend the deadline for serving alcohol from 1 am to 3 am in Delhi, reported the Hindustan Times. A…
On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, Delhiites guzzled over one crore liquor bottles more than worth ₹218 crore during the week-long celebrations and partying, said officials on Monday. A senior Excise department official informed that the highest liquor sale of 20.30 lakh bottles was reported in the national capital on the New Year…