Auctions for the next two years will be held in October this year, and the excise department is currently working on a newpolicy.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"