One of former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s most controversial, thought-provoking and harmful policies was his unrealistic liquor policy. As part of this, all liquor stores in the state were placed under government control, and there were no private liquor stores.
That’s not all. There was virtually no end to complaints about tainted liquor sold in these new liquor shops, which came into force after Jagan became CM. Low-quality liquor, exorbitant prices, and a controversial cash-only policy were the main flaws of the previous liquor policy.
However, the new NDA government has finally taken the decisive step of eliminating the liquor shops established by Jagan Mohan Reddy, AP reports. Associated Press According to a new notification issued by the government, the old government-run liquor store will be invalidated and bids will be invited for a new private liquor store from October 12.
Bids are being solicited from individual liquor stores from today, October 1st to October 9th. These bids will cost Rs 200,000 each and will be allocated to suitors according to a lottery scheme scheduled for October 11.
From October 12, 3,396 private liquor shops will open in Andhra Pradesh after which all old liquor bottles used during the Jagan government’s tenure will have to be returned to the AP Excise Department. All contaminated liquor is removed from the grid and high quality liquor is sent into circulation.
The new policy has significantly increased license fees as the cost of a new liquor license can range from Rs 50 million to Rs 85 million, based on geography and local population.
