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The law relating to intoxicants,
including liquor , and state excise duties thereon
was initially administered by the excise department
in this state till June 1949.With repeal of the
Bombay Abkari Act, 1878 and introduction of Bombay
Prohibition Act, 1949, with effect from 16th June
1949, the Excise Department was renamed as Prohibition
and Excise Department and made responsible for enforcement
of and education on prohibition. |
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| Strict Prohibition continued
till December 1963. Thereafter a rationalised
prohibition policy was brought into force.
Under the raltionalised policy, toddy scheme
was introduced in the state first and the
manufacture of potable liquor was allowed
thereafter in stages. Permit system was
further rationalised and licences for sale
of potable liquor such as vendors, permit
room, beer bars, and country liquor were
granted. The department was again renamed
as State Excise Department in October 1990. |
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