Trichy: The prohibition and excise department has directed all district collectors and district election officers, and superintendents of police to classify sensitive liquor shops in their respective areas to prevent storage and illegal distribution during the election.The department has also told the district administrations to prepare a daily report and investigate if a particular shop exceeds the average daily sale in the previous month by more than 30%.In a recent circular issued by the commissioner of prohibition and excise, R Kirlosh Kumar (i/c), the district administrations were provided with four parameters based on which a liquor shop could be classified as sensitive.Shops located in slums or in close proximity to slums and those located away from main roads and in interior rural pockets may be classified as sensitive. Similarly, shops, which as on March 1, 2019, have liquor stock which is 50% or more than the liquor stock on the same date of previous year might be classified as sensitive outlets.The circular also prescribed a format for a daily report following which deputy commissioner (excise) and assistant commissioner (excise) found with the increased average daily sale (more than 30%) will submit to the respective district collectors mentioning the reason for the increase in sales and action taken.Officials sources said that such instructions were issued to prevent bulk sales of liquor and distribution of the same ahead of the election. Official sources in Tasmac said that they were earlier instructed not to sell more than a litre of liquor in quantity for an individual.

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