Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to focus on providing alternative livelihood opportunities to the people involved in manufacturing of illicitly distilled (ID) liquor.
Addressing a review meeting on the ‘revenue-generating departments’ at his camp office at Tadepalli near here on July 17 (Monday), Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy stressed the need for creating awareness on the ill-effects of brewing, selling and consuming ID liquor. “It is equally necessary to provide alternative livelihood options to the manufacturers of ID liquor,” he said.
The officials informed the Chief Minister that liquor sales have come down to 335.98 lakh cases in 2022-23 financial year from 384.36 lakh cases in 2018-19 fiscal. The beer sales also came down to 116.76 lakh cases from 277.16 lakh cases during the same period.
