Auctions for the next two years will be held in October this year, and the excise department is currently working on a newpolicy.
The excise department intends to develop a new policy by the end of next month. More than 80 new bars were permitted after the formation of the state, but none of them opened for various reasons.
As the number of licenses for liquor shops have remained constant since the states inception, officials are proposing a change this time by adding licenses for 200 more stores.
These shops will primarily be located in new mandals, municipalities, and areas, where more melas and festivities are held on a regular basis.