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Nandyal Liquor Shop Licences Draw Lukewarm Response
Officials in Nandyal district were seeking licence holders for 27 liquor shops whose previous licences were not renewed.
They received 19 applications in total.
Officials checked the applications and found 16 eligible.
A lottery was held on Thursday for the shops.
No one applied for 11 shops, so those shops had no prospective licence holders.
Excise official S. Ravikumar said officials followed the required rules.
The response was described as lukewarm.
Nandyal district received 19 applications for licences covering 27 shops whose licences were not renewed.
Excise officials held a lottery on Thursday for the 27 shops.
After scrutiny, officials accepted 16 applications as eligible.
No applications were received for 11 shops, leaving them without prospective licence holders.
Excise official S. Ravikumar said the lottery followed prescribed rules and regulations.
- Who
- Nandyal district excise officials and applicants for liquor shop licences.
- What
- Officials held a lottery for 27 shops; 16 of 19 applications were found eligible, and 11 shops received no applications.
- Where
- Nandyal district.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The licences for the 27 shops had not been renewed, and officials conducted a lottery for prospective licence holders.
Key facts
- District
- Nandyal
- Shops in lottery
- 27
- Applications received
- 19
- Eligible applications
- 16
- Shops with no applications
- 11
- Official quoted
- S. Ravikumar
Quotes
S. Ravikumar
Nandyal district excise official
“The lottery was conducted strictly in accordance with the prescribed rules and regulations.”
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