Summary:
This time around, the state government has maintained that they will not renew licences of shops and bars within 500m of national and state highways across the state. We already have problems after the BJP government's closure of mining, and industry is on a downward trend. All bar and restaurant licenses selling liquor expire on March 31 and are then put up for renewal on April 1. We don't have reckless drinking and driving except for few stray incidents," Faleiro said.The excise department has already started identifying bars and wholesale liquor establishments so that their licences can be suspended by March 31. Showcause notices have also been sent, industry stakeholders said..