Andhra Pradesh govt. bans advertising on liquor at retail shops, bars

The Andhra Pradesh authorities has ordered the removal of each advertisement boards, hoardings, flex banners and different promotional materials displayed astatine liquor shops and bars crossed the State, Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra said connected Tuesday. The determination is aimed astatine ensuring stricter regularisation of liquor promotion successful the State, helium said.

The Minister said the determination was taken successful enactment with resolutions adopted during a caller reappraisal gathering of the Excise Department. He instructed Excise Commissioner Chamakuri Sridhar to expedite the removal process and guarantee strict implementation of the prohibition passim the State.

According to the Minister, the Excise Commissioner has already issued guidelines to the district-level officials, including Assistant and Deputy Commissioners, directing them to enforce the prohibition. Special inspection drives are being conducted to region advertisement displays astatine liquor retail outlets and bars.

Officials person advised liquor store and barroom owners to cooperate with the authorities successful implementing the orders.

Mr. Ravindra emphasised that each establishments indispensable strictly adhere to the regulations and refrain from displaying immoderate signifier of promotional worldly related to liquor sales.

Warning of stringent enactment against violators, the Minister said immoderate advertisements, hoardings oregon publicity materials installed successful usurpation of authorities directives would pull enactment nether the applicable rules.