Summary:
As per the revised liquor policy, holograms on liquor bottles must be replaced with barcodes. Shortage of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) continues even 20 days after the new excise policy came into effect. We are working to ensure proper implementation of the new excise policy. To worsen the crisis, the demand of liquor is on surge due to ongoing wedding season. According to excise department officials, bottles with holograms have been recalled, which has resulted in the shortage of liquor.According to a source in the excise department, the supply of liquor is less than 50% of the demand..