In what is being described as major policy flip-flop, there are rumours doing rounds that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government might drop its over hyped proposal for introducing affordable liquor, touted as the `cure' for the menace of illicitly distilled (ID) liquor.


As part of the new excise policy expected to be in place by October 1,2015 they were supposed to be sold at Rs 15 per 90 ml bottle. Moves like introduction of micro-breweries for concocting fresh beer and wine cafes, are seen as progressive, the proposal for introducing cheap liquor had already earned public ­ wrath.


K Chandrasekhar Rao have reportedly conveyed to national media


Sources considered close to Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao have reportedly conveyed to national media scribes that government is seriously planning for dropping the idea. The intention was to curb the ID liquor problem for which the government was also ready to leave good revenues resulting from affordable liquor.


The signal, however, seems to have been going wrong and the chief minister also asked officials to maintain much more due diligence regarding the excise policy. It may not be a surprise if any announcement on this affordable liquor would be now put on the back burner. Even Home minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy had recently said the government is not at all adamant and will be accommodating the popular opinion on the issue.


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