Jaya orders 500 liquor outlets shut from today

June 19, 2016 09:56

The Tamil Nadu government has issued instructions for the closure of 500 state-run retail liquor shops with effect from June 19, in line with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's directives.

According to a government release on Saturday, Kirlosh Kumar, MD, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation or Tasmac, has issued instructions for the closure of 500 retail vending liquor shops with effect from June 19.

However, the release did not specify the specific outlets where shutters will be downed, starting Sunday. The order by the official also detailed the steps needed to be followed in redeploying employees of the outlets that will be closed down.

This included posting them in existing vacancies in the district and others in the region as per requirement.

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