Andhra limits liquor people can buy without permit

In line with the new excise policy that will come into force on October 1, the YSR Congress Party government headed by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has already started restricting the sale of liquor in retail outlets.

Three bottles of Indian-made or foreign liquor or six bottles of beer – that is all an individual in Andhra Pradesh can purchase or possess at a single time under a rule enforced by the state government with effect from Wednesday.

Three bottles of Indian-made or foreign liquor or six bottles of beer – that is all an individual in Andhra Pradesh can purchase or possess at a single time (Bloomberg)

In line with the new excise policy that will come into force on October 1, the YSR Congress Party government headed by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has already started restricting the sale of liquor in retail outlets.

In his order dated September 24, special chief secretary (excise) D Sambasiva Rao said a person can possess, at a time without permit, a maximum quantity of three bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) or an equal number of bottles of foreign liquor (of any size), three bulk litres of denatured/methylated spirit or six bottles of beer (each of 650 ml) or two bulk litres of toddy.