Government takes over liquor shops in Andhra

As a first major step towards prohibition, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra pradesh on Tuesday took over the retail liquor business while the price of liquor was increased to discourage consumption.

With the new excise policy coming into effect from Tuesday, the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited (APBCL) took control of liquor shops from private contractors after reducing the number of outlets by 20 per cent.

Officials said the number of shops has been cut to 3,500 from 4,380 earlier.

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