The administration had declared not long ago that the quantity of alcohol outlets will be diminished from 4,380 to 3,500 and will be in the end eliminated.


The Andhra Pradesh government will assume control over every one of the 3,500 alcohol shops from October 1. (Illustrative)

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will assume control over each of the 3,500 alcohol shops from October 1, as a first real advance towards forcing denial in the state.

The administration possessed Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL) will assume control over the alcohol business from one month from now, Deputy Chief Minister and Excise Minister Naryanaswamy said on Saturday including that the state had taken more than 475 alcohol shops under APSBCL from September 1.


The legislature had reported not long ago that the quantity of alcohol outlets will be diminished from 4,380 to 3,500 and will be in the end eliminated.

He said the past government had permitted the working of 43,000 belt shops which were shut down after Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy took over as the central pastor.

Belt shops are the illicit outlets of the authorized alcohol shops.

He said till now, 2,872 cases were enlisted and 2,928 individuals were arrested for working belt shops.

Expressing that the legislature will find a way to get rid of unlawful alcohol, he said so far 4,788 cases were enlisted for fermenting of illegal alcohol and 2,834 individuals were captured.

Jagan Mohan Reddy during his 'padyatra' had vowed to boycott liquor in the state in stages and keeping his pledge, the legislature is assuming control over the wine shops.

The vice president pastor said the shops will stay open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Somewhere in the range of 3,500 bosses, 8,033 sales reps have been enrolled to run these outlets.

As there is lack of extract staff, the administration proposes to select 678 police constables.

He asserted that the past Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government had regarded alcohol as a wellspring of income. He said each emergency clinic will have a de-enslavement place for those dependent on alcohol.

"We have made this stride as ladies were confronting parcel of issues because of alcohol. Government will give substitute work to the individuals who are subject to alcohol shops," he said.