Maharashtra: Now, wine permitted to be sold in supermarkets
India TV NewsHighlights Maharashtra govt permitted all supermarkets to sell wine manufactured in state. The decision was taken by the state Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray State has around four-dozen wineries, most centred in Nashik, accounting for 80% India's production. In a significant decision, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra on Thursday permitted all supermarkets to sell wine manufactured in the state as part of the new wine policy, officials said. The decision was taken by the state Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray - and it immediately attracted flak from the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Briefing the media, Nationalist Congress Party Minister Nawab Malik said that supermarkets with a minimum area of 1,000 sq ft or more shall be allowed to sell wine - as opposed to beers and other liquors - under the new policy enacted last year after the earlier 20-year-old policy lapsed.
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