Andhra Pradesh is set to go dry in phases as the newly elected Chief Minister YS jagan Mohan Reddy appears determined to implement prohibition, one of his major election promises. If implemented this will hit the state exchequer really hard. For 2019-20, the state had set a target of Rs 7,358 crore excise duty, which is levied on the sale of alcohol. 

The revenue from excise duty was Rs 5,789 crore in the previous year. Chief Minister YS jagan Mohan Reddy instructed officials to make every possible effort to shutdown belt shops in the State by October 1. Around 70,000 of such shops are expected to be shut down with this move. The CM also instructed that there should be no sale of liquor alongside national highways and Efforts should be made to ensure that roadside Dabhas do not sell any alcohol.

YS jagan Mohan Reddy would be the second Telugu leader to promise prohibition after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder NT Rama Rao implemented total prohibition after taking oath as the Chief Minister in 1994. ntr's son-in-law Chandrababu who took over the reins of power after leading a revolt against him in 1995, lifted the prohibition later on the ground that it failed to achieve its objective.



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