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Alcoholic drinks made from cashew, mahua and fruits shed ‘country liquor’ status, gets ‘foreign’ tag

The desi status of domestic liquor made from cashew, mahua flowers, various other flowers and fruits has been changed to IMFL (foreign liquor) with a policy for distilling and blending of such liquor approved by the cabinet on Wednesday

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After reducing taxes on the imported liquor, the state government has now decided to create new sub-license categories for vendors who deal exclusively with very high quality liquor.

In addition, the home department’s proposal to boost domestic production and market liquor made from cashew, mahua flowers, other flowers and fruits also got cabinet nod on Wednesday. The move will generate more revenue for the cash-strapped government.

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