SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brig BD Mishra (retd) on Tuesday directed the Excise department to not allow any new liquor vends in the Union Territory.
The decision was taken in response to several appeals from social and religious organizations, The Tribune reported.
Notably, a delegation of Ladakh Buddhist Association led by its member Tsering Norboo met the Lieutenant Governor at the secretariat and urged the LG not to allow any new liquor shops and bars. Many other delegations have also met LG Mishra in this regard in the past.
LG Mishra asked the Commissioner Secretary, Excise, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan, to not allow any new liquor shops in Ladakh.
As per the Excise policy of Ladakh, the licenses for operating liquor vends classified as Type A, are granted to residents of the UT only. In the Excise police for year 2023-24, the UT administration also encouraged transition from high to low alcoholic content beverages by allowing micro-breweries, the report added.
