Chennai: “There is no plan to sell liquor online. The online liquor registration system is still only at the trial stage. Is it really that essential to have liquor delivered to the door?” said Prohibition Minister Vignesh.
Speaking to reporters today about this, he said, “It is wrong to say that liquor will be delivered to homes. The online liquor registration system is still only at the trial stage. There is no plan to sell liquor online. Only advance booking for liquor will be allowed. Is it really that essential to have liquor delivered to the door?
Online booking is being done on a trial basis. Even if you book online, you still have to go in person to buy it.
You can check online what kinds of liquor are available in TASMAC shops. You can find out whether any particular liquor brand is being given priority. All of this will be completely transparent. When reforming a department, point out any shortcomings if there are any. Do not say anything for political reasons.
When a project is introduced, there will be a lot of opposition to it. Even so, the government is taking note of the extent of the opposition.
Liquor prices will not increase. We have no intention of increasing the government’s revenue by selling alcohol.
This is a good solution to prevent collecting an additional Rs. 10 per liquor bottle. However, it is being misrepresented. A video about this was used to train our staff. But it was somehow circulated.
If the corruption that took place in this department is identified and corrected, government revenue will increase. Action will be taken to relocate TASMAC shops that are causing inconvenience to the public.
The Rs. 10 per bottle issue has existed for many years. No one came forward to fix it during the previous regime,” he said.
