Liquor Policy News - Latest Updates & Headlines
J&K govt to invite bids for establishment of more than 200 liquor outlets
Jammu, March 12: The J&K government plans to invite tenders for the opening of more than 200 liquor outlets according to the government's excise policy of 2025-2026 and this comes even as voices seeking a ban on liquor get shriller in the Union Territory.
Maharashtra: NOC of housing societies must to open liquor shops in commercial areas
Mumbai, March 11: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and State Excise Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday announced new rules for starting beer or liquor shops in the commercial areas of the housing societies.
AAP's loot, corruption will be exposed through CAG report: Tarun Chugh
New Delhi, Feb 27: As the Delhi Assembly discusses the recently tabled Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which focuses on the now-scrapped liquor policy under the previous AAP government, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh has strongly criticised the mismanagement and corruption associated with the policy.
Delhi CM meets people outside residence, to move motion for Mohan Singh Bisht as Deputy Speaker today
New Delhi, February 27: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met and greeted people at her residence on Thursday morning, as well-wishers gathered to congratulate her on her new role, while she prepared to propose BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht's name for the post of Deputy Speaker in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday.
Delhi Assembly session extended till March 3, PAC to be formed soon: Speaker Vijender Gupta
New Delhi, February 26: The Delhi Assembly session witnessed high drama on its second day as opposition protests continued unabated. Amidst heavy sloganeering, Speaker Vijender Gupta suspended 21 MLAs till February 28.
Delhi: BJP attacks AAP over CAG report, Atishi defends party over excise policy
New Delhi, February 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Delhi's excise policy, calling former Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal a "sharab ka dalal" (broker of alcohol).
Rs 2,000 crore revenue loss due to Delhi's liquor policy: CAG report puts AAP in dock
New Delhi, Feb 25: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, revealed that the now-scrapped liquor policy, formulated during the AAP government, resulted in a revenue loss of Rs 2,000 crore to the exchequer.
Rs2,000+ Crore Revenue Loss: CAG Report Exposes AAP's Liquor Policy Mismanagement
By Suchitra Mukherjee, New Delhi, February 25: The Audit Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Performance Audit on 'Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi' (Audit Report No. 1 of the year 2024) placed in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi on Tuesday.
CM Rekha Gupta tables CAG report on Excise Policy in Assembly session
New Delhi, February 25: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Delhi Excise Policy was tabled in the Delhi assembly on the second day of the assembly session by the newly elected CM Rekha Gupta.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta tables CAG report in Assembly; Speaker says 'blocking it a criminal offence'
New Delhi, Feb 25: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report in the Assembly, amid constant rounds of political sparring and squabbling between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP.
Decisions taken without approval; responsibility be fixed for lapses: CAG on Kejriwal's liquor policy
New Delhi, Feb 25: The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) audit report on Delhi's liquor policy between 2017 and 2022 has flagged several violations in quality control, licensing, pricing, and systemic enforcement failures. It says that decisions were taken without approval of the competent authority and responsibility and accountability should be fixed for lapses.
Youth Congress clashes with police over controversial brewery license in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21: Tensions flared outside the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday as Youth Congress workers protesting the state government’s decision to grant a brewery license to a controversial firm embroiled in the Delhi excise case, clashed with police.
Decision on liquor, meat ban near religious sites to be announced soon, says MP CM
Bhopal, Jan 13: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday that his government is considering to ban meat and liquor consumption around religious sites in the state.
CAG report: New liquor policy resulted in Rs 2,026 cr loss to AAP govt
New Delhi, Jan 11: The AAP government headed by Arvind Kejriwal threw rules and regulations to the wind while drafting the controversial Excise Policy that inflicted a loss of over Rs 2,026 crore on the exchequer, indicate parts of a CAG Report that reached public domain on Saturday.