Indian state to supply liquor at home

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India: With the coronavirus lockdown in place, liquor would be delivered home by state-run retail outlets in Kerala after the left government has decided to issue special passes to tipplers, who exhibit withdrawal symptoms and have doctors’ prescription, foreign media reported on Thursday.

As per guidelines issued by the Kerala State Beverages Corporation managing director G Sparjan Kumar, for the supply of liquor, a service charge of Rs100 would be collected from each pass holder for meeting the delivery expenses.

Each person would be entitled to 3 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor and sale of wine and beer was not envisaged, the order stated. Those not willing to undertake the home delivery, the name and details of the employee should be reported to the head office for submission to the government, it said. A civil police officer will have to accompany the distribution vehicle. The sale of liquor should be only to the pass holders, limiting it to the quantity mentioned in the pass.