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The minister was inaugurating a function organised to hand over the Milma grant to dairy groups and employees of the Malabar Region of the Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation at Chandranagar here on Saturday.
Earlier, Bevco had entrusted the task of collecting used plastic bottles of liquor, to Clean Kerala.
ConsumerFed's attempt to scout for a place for an outlet in the Achamthuruthi island was met with protests.
The state's Legal Metrology department traced a quantitative deficiency in one-litre bottles of Jawan in December 2023, following an inspection conducted in Thiruvalla.
Christmas Eve saw liquor worth Rs 70.73 crore flying off the shelves compared to Rs 69.55 crore last year.
In a five-line complaint written, a man said the liquor sold by Kerala's Bevco is hardly intoxicating compared with Goan liquor, though Kerala is selling alcoholic beverages at a much higher price.
The fury of nature also caused electric wires to fall over moving vehicles at Brahmapuram. No one was injured.
While the Tax Department says that the turnover tax arrears amount to Rs 200 crore, bar owners claim that the figure is only Rs 70 crore.
According to sources, the government has taken this decision after facing pressure from bar owners.
The organization of liquor manufacturers has demanded the withdrawal of the hike in margin.