Government allows home delivery of liquor in Kolhapur

KOLHAPUR: Following the government resolution (GR) issued by the state excise department, the city liquor shops are expected to start the home delivery of liquor soon.
Ganesh Patil superintendent of police from Kolhapur excise division said, “The state government has permitted the home delivery of liquor. The rule has been implemented to the Kolhapur city also and the process in this regard will start soon.”
As per the rule, the license holder of the IMFL is allowed to sell only the particular category of the IMFL.“The shop can only sell spirits, beer, mild liquor, or wine for which they have a license. Regarding the sale of the IMFL, the license holder is allowed to sell the foreign liquor only from the area for which he has been issued the license to operate,” he said.
The interested buyers can contact the liquor shop owners and place their orders as per requirement. “The liquor shops will assign people to deliver liquor at customer’s residence. The delivery individual has to cover their face with a mask and use hand sanitizers at frequent intervals,” said Patil.
The orders are only valid till the lockdown ends, there won’t be any home delivery of the IMFL after lockdown. “Steps have been taken to reduce the crowds outside the shops during the lockdown. The shop owners are free to choose the mode of delivery system. They can either deploy their own delivery people or can take help of the local e-commerce companies for the delivery of liquor from their shops. They can directly approach customers or through these platforms,” Patil added.