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'ਚ 90% ਇਲਾਕੇ 'ਚ 1 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 2016 ਤੋਂ ਨਸ਼ਾ ਬੰਦੀ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੋ ਜਾਣੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਥੇ ਹੁਣ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਦੇ
ਠੇਕੇ ਹਨ ਉਥੇ ਦੁਧ ਵਿਕਣ ਲੱਗੇਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਕਿ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ ਵੀ ਚੱਲਦੀਆਂ ਰਹਿਣਗੀਆਂ,
ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਵੇਂ 3,000 ਕਰੋੜ ਰੁਪਿਆ ਟੈਕਸ ਘਾਟਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ, ਪਰ ਨਤੀਸ਼ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਨਸ਼ਾ
ਬੰਦੀ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਬਾਕੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ 10% ਇਲਾਕੇ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਇਲਾਕਾ ਹੈ
ਉਥੇ ਕੁਝ ਸਮਾਂ ਬਾਹਦ ਨ੍ਸ਼ਾਬੰਦੀ ਲਾਗੂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਣੀ ਹੈ।
NEW DELHI: In his drive to implement effective prohibition
in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar plans to replace about 6,000 liquor
sale counters in the state with milk and dairy product outlets to save the
employment of people working in these shops.
"There is going to be a revenue loss (because of prohibition), but I am
ready for that," Kumar said. "As for the concerns about employment loss, I
have already asked COMFED (Bihar State Milk Co-Operative Federation) to
consider offering Sudha milk (COMFED's dairy product brand) and dairy
product counters to whoever wants it from among those losing liquor sales
counters," he told ET on the sidelines of JD(U)'s national executive meeting
in the Capital on Sunday. He said there are about 6,000 liquor sale counters
at strategic locations where it would be viable to have milk sale counters.
"It will also help improve cooperative network in the country," Kumar said.
Though Bihar is expected to lose over Rs 3,000 crore of annual revenue from
the prohibition, the CM asserted his government was firm on effective
prohibition in the state and that it would come into force on April 1, 2016,
in about 90 per cent of the geographical area of the state.
About 45 municipal corporations and other municipal areas, comprising about
10 per cent of Bihar, will get a little more time before prohibition is
rolled out there as well.
To improve revenue realisation from the liquor sales in these urban areas,
Kumar has decided to abandon private liquor contractors altogether and
authorised Bihar State Beverages Corporation Ltd to run liquor sale points
in corporations and towns where prohibition will not be imposed in the first
phase. Kumar, who is believed to derive considerable support base among
women electorate, plans to rope in self-help groups (SHGs) to turn
prohibition into a "social movement" for effective results.
"We are determined for effective prohibition. This will require social
efforts to turn it into a social movement. For this purpose, we will rope in
about 4.5 lakh self-help groups to ensure effective prohibition. We will
take support of other social organisations," he said.
Given that women play a significant role in SHGs, the Bihar chief minister's
move to rope in women in the prohibition movement may help him grow his
support base.
Source:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-plans-to-turn-liquor-vendors-into-milkmen/articleshow/50259984.cms