Tag: Imfl

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Monday came up with a new excise policy for the year 2017-18 which agreed to immediate implementation of the Supreme Court order to move all liquor shops beyond 500 metres from national highways. In a major decision, the government has stated that draught beer will be sold to divert young […]

Bhubaneswar: Breweries and distilleries in Bihar may soon shift their base to Odisha. On a day Bihar became a ‘dry’ state, the Odisha government has announced to encourage setting up new units in the State by slashing ‘deposit fee’ from Rs 80 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. Officials said the Odisha government’s excise policy for […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst liquor deaths across Odisha, the standing committee of Excise Department of Odisha government has come up with a suggestion to open more Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) shops and reward successful licensed traders. The panel, which is headed by BJD MLA Subrat Tarai, sought more IMFL-off shops to generate more revenue and to check […]

Bhubaneswar: Throwing an open challenge at the State government and the norms set by it, foreign liquor outlets in the capital city were seen selling liquor to customers at the counter on Monday. This is in violation of the Odisha government order dated May 23 which had permitted only home delivery of liquor by Swiggy […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Thursday revised the special COVID fee which it had earlier levied on the MRP of alcoholic beverages. As per a notification of the Excise department, the special COVID Fee on FMFL, IMFL, Beer, Wine has been reduced to 15%. “A revision in special COVID fee is being done in such a […]