In Jharkhand, the state cabinet headed by chief minister Raghubar Das has approved the excise department’s proposal to open state-run licensed liquor shops across non-scheduled areas from August 01 this year. The Raghubar Das government is set to take direct control of the retail sale of alcohol in Jharkhand. The 11-member cabinet also approved the excise department’s proposal to not renew the licenses of existing retail liquor stores and not issue licenses to new applicants. The cabinet further amended the state higher and technical education department’s regulations to incorporate career advancement scheme (CAS) to facilitate promotions of teachers of various state-run universities. As liquor segment is one of the fruitful arenas for the signage companies, opening of the new stores will be an added business advantage for the signage companies whose activities revolve around in-store projects.
