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Odisha government today allowed home delivery of liquor in the state

in State News May 23, 2020 Comments Off on Odisha government today allowed home delivery of liquor in the state 378 Views

Bhubaneswar:23/5/20: The State government today allowed home delivery of liquor in the state which will begin from Sunday. The liquor shops in the state remained closed since March 23 for lockdown.

Excise officials said that one person can place orders for maximum of 2.5 liters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 5 liters of beer simultaneously.

Odisha government today also allowed food aggregators Swiggy and Zomato to operationalize home delivery of liquor. The Excise Commissioner has been authorised to decide on the rates for delivery charges from time to time. The ceiling notified by him at present is Rs 100 for orders up to Rs 1000 and thereafter Rs 25 for every additional Rs 500 order value.

Odisha government today fixed delivery charges for home delivery of liquor which will begin in the state from Sunday.

ON/OFF shop licensees will prominently display their phone/mobile/Whatsapp number/email id/UPI details for receiving the orders and facilitating digital payments outside their shop.

Orissa Beverage Corporation Limited (OSBC) website (osbc.co.in) will also display the district wise list of ON/OFF shops licensees along with their details.

The product-wise latest MRP will also be displayed on the website. The orders for home delivery of liquor can be received by the retailers over phone or through SMS, WhatsApp, email, etc. Retailers have to ensure that there is no crowding in front of their shops.

The delivery boys will have to follow all the social distancing norms like wearing masks, maintaining 6 feet distance and using sanitiser frequently. No person having any symptom or is unwell should be engaged for home delivery. Digital payment is advisable which will facilitate contactless transactions and ensure social distancing.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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