Home delivery of liquor allowed in Odisha throughout Covid-induced lockdown.
The Odisha authorities on Thursday gave its nod to home delivery of liquor in the course of the lockdown interval and empowered district collectors to take a last name on the matter after bearing in mind the prevailing state of affairs of their respective areas.
This was acknowledged by Principal Secretary to the federal government, S Ok Lohani, to Excise Commissioner Asish Singh in a letter.
“After careful consideration government is pleased to delegate the decision of introducing home delivery of liquor by India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) OFF/ON and country-made liquor shops as well as by food aggregators during the lockdown period to collectors, who will take appropriate decision in this regard,” Lohani stated in his letter.
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Lohani has instructed the division involved to comply with the rules issued in the course of the lockdown final 12 months for home delivery of liquor.
He additionally allowed depots of Odisha State Beverage Corporation to function wholesale commerce between 6 am and a couple of pm.
The state authorities has imposed a lockdown from May 5 which is able to proceed until May 19.
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The Odisha authorities had permitted home delivery of liquor by the meals aggregators/delivery service suppliers/expertise platforms in addition to by the liquor licensees in the course of the lockdown final 12 months, an official stated.
