On Thursday, the Maharashtra cabinet handed a proposal to permit sale of wine at supermarkets and stroll-in stores within the announce.
On Thursday, the Maharashtra cabinet handed a proposal to permit sale of wine at supermarkets and stroll-in stores within the announce. (Photograph: AP/Representative)
On Thursday, the Maharashtra cabinet handed a proposal to permit sale of wine at supermarkets and stroll-in stores within the announce.
In accordance to a press open issued by the Chief Minister’s Place of work, the “shelf-in-shop” formula might well also furthermore be adopted by these supermarkets and stores that be pleased an announce of 1,000 square toes or more and are registered below the Maharashtra Retail outlets and Institutions Act.
Nonetheless, supermarkets come locations of treasure and tutorial institutes could no longer be accredited to promote wine. Additional, the sale of wine could no longer be allowed in districts the save prohibition is in power.
Supermarkets will must pay a price of Rs 5,000 for the license to promote wine.
‘ADDITIONAL INCOME FOR FARMERS’: STATE GOVT
This resolution used to be taken to toughen fruit-based fully wineries which supply extra profits to farmers, Maharashtra skill constructing minister Nawab Malik instructed reporters on Thursday.
BJP SLAMS DECISION
In the meantime, the Opposition BJP has slammed the resolution and alleged that the announce authorities is promoting consumption of liquor.
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis acknowledged, “We is no longer going to permit Maharashtra to alter accurate into a Madya-rashtra [liquor state].”
“The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress authorities did no longer abet other folks within the direction of two years of the pandemic however its precedence is promoting the sale of liquor,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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