Tag: Excise Policy

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is among the 15 accused named in the FIR lodged by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in Delhi's new excise policy.

According to an RTI report, many liquor shops are blatantly violating the norms set by the Excise department. 

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday came up with a new excise policy for the year 2018-19 seeking improvement in the efficiency of processes associated with manufacture, import, export, transport and sale of alcoholic beverages while attaching due priority to health and well-being of the citizens of the State. As per the excise department, there […]

Bhubaneswar: Customers buying liquor will now have to pay Rs 5-15 more per bottle after the price was hiked by the Odisha State Beverages Corporation Limited (OSBC) following the approval of new excise policy by the State Government on April 01. A letter in this regard has been sent by OSBC to the State Government […]

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: State Excise Minister Niranjan Pujari Friday assured the members of the Odisha Nisa Nibaran Mancha that the government would reconsider a bulk of their demands while formulating the new excise policy next year. It is pertinent to note that the excise department had earlier shot letters to Collectors of all districts to grant temporary […]