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Amarinder further tightens noose on illicit liquor trade, sets up excise reforms group

Chandigarh, Jun 6 (UNI) A day after he announced an SIT to thoroughly probe the matter, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday further tightened the noose on illicit liquor traders in the state with the constitution of an Excise Reforms Group to break the nexus between producers, wholesalers and retailers.
The 5-member Group has been asked to submit its recommendations on destroying any such nexus within 60 days, thus paving the way for elimination of illicit liquor trade and maximisation of the state’s Excise Revenue, according to an official spokesperson.
The Group shall comprise Housing and Urban Development Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla, in addition retired IAS Officer D S Kalha, Advisor Financial Resources V K Garg and Secretary School Education Krishan Kumar.
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