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713 Liquor Vends Allotted For Rs 944 Crore In District Ludhiana

The Liquor vends in Ludhiana district were allotted through draw system for a whopping Rs 944 crore for 2019-20 financial year. The entire process was completed in a hassle-free manner and transparently today. A total of 713 liquor vends in 149 groups of district Ludhiana were allotted today.It is pertinent to mention that for 2019-20 financial year, the liquor vends were allotted for Rs 117 crore more than the previous fiscal 2018-19.

For 2018-19 fiscal, the liquor vends were allotted for Rs 827 crore as compared to Rs 944 crore for 2019-20 fiscal.The auction took place under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal, Additional Excise & Taxation Commissioner Punjab Mr Kumar Saurabh Raj, deputy excise and taxation commissioner Mr Pawan Kumar Garg, AETC-1 Mr VK Garg, AETC-2 Mr Deepak Rahela, AETC-3 Mr VP Singh, ADC Jagraon Mrs Neeru Katyal Gupta, IAS (Under Training) Mr Sagar Setia, besides other senior officials.Out of total 713 liquor vends of district Ludhiana, 370 were from 98 groups falling within the Ludhiana MC limits, 47 for 8 groups of Khanna circle, 36 for 6 groups of Doraha circle, 32 for 7 groups of Sahnewal circle, 51 for 6 groups of Jagraon city circle, 46 for 6 groups of Jagraon Sadar circle, 45 for 7 groups of Raikot circle, 46 for 6 groups of Samrala circle, while 40 liquor vends for 5 groups of Dehlon circle.The successful contractors who got the liquor vends paid 25% of the amount on the spot, will have to pay 50% within next 48 hours and the remaining 25% in next 7 days time.

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