JUDAH’S LIMERICK
Where will we go, oh where will we go, seeking a sip of drink we crave
When TASMAC is shut, all the bars are down, how do we blabber, bluster ,ill-behave
at the end of street there is no light
there won’t be a bedlam, jolly fight
the whole scheme is mad and every soul like us goes bonkers, crazy, loony with shockwave!
Tamil Nadu to shut down 500 TASMAC outlets from June 22
A separate order will be issued regarding the redeployment of employees currently working in the shops that are to be closed.
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to shut down 500 outlets of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) with effect from Thursday, June 22. The TASMACs are authorised outlets in Tamil Nadu that sell alcoholic beverages, and the current decision to close some of them down is part of an announcement made by the government on March 31, earlier this year. According to a press release dated June 21, 500 out of the total 5329 outlets will be shut in various parts of the state.
According to the press release,138 shops will be closed in the Chennai region which includes Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts. 78 shops are to be closed in the Coimbatore region which comprises Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, The Nilgiris, and Karur districts. There are 933 TASMAC outlets functioning in this region. In the Madurai region, which comprises Madurai, Dindigul, Sivaganga, Ramnathapuram, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, and Theni, 125 shops will be closed out of the total 1345 shops. 59 shops will be closed in the Salem region, while the Trichy region will shut down 100 TASMAC outlets.
The Prohibition department has instructed district managers to ensure that the closure of the TASMACs does not lead to the sales of spurious liquor. The press release mentioned that a separate order will be issued regarding the redeployment of employees currently working in the 500 shops that are to be closed. A monitoring officer is to be appointed to monitor the available stock at these 500 outlets and ensure that they are transferred to godowns. TASMAC employees are advised to hand over the furniture, cash chest box, documents, billing machines, bottle coolers, and PoS machine to the concerned district manager.
I’m not a Modi supporter but keeping Gujarat a dry state is one of his best decisions. It also increased worker productivity and per capita income.
ChatGPT says “Gujarat has had a prohibition policy in place since the formation of the state in 1960. This means that the sale and consumption of alcohol in public places are strictly regulated and limited. However, alcohol is not completely banned in the state, and it is still available through licensed liquor shops, hotels, and clubs to individuals with permits.” So it appears Modi did not tinker with that policy. Hence I’m not sure about your averment of increased worker productivity and per capita income.