Chhattisgarh government has constituted three committees to come up with recommendations for effective implementation of total prohibition in the state.
The liquor ban was one of the poll promises of the ruling Congress in the recently concluded assembly elections.
As per the orders, Raipur rural MLA Satyanarayan Sharma will chair the political parties’ committee on prohibition.
The committee will have two members from Bharatiya Janata Party, one from Bahujan Samaj Party, one member from Janta Chhattisgarh Congress (Jogi) and eight members from Indian National Congress.
The second committee will include representatives of social organisations. Secretary commercial tax (excise) will be the coordinator of the committee.
As per the order issued by commercial tax (excise) department, the committee will have representative from communities of Sahu, Kurmi, Sarva Kurmi, Brahman, Yadav, Satnami, Tribal, Sarva Adivasi , Marar, Kalar, Sikh, Sindhi, Gujarati, Agrawal, Chhattisgarhiya Agrawal, Utkal, Panka, Rajput (Thakur), Christian, Muslim, Kevat and other communities.
The third committee has been formed to study the liquor ban in all the states where total prohibition has been enforced.
As per the cabinet decision, this committee will be chaired by secretary, commercial tax (excise). The committee will study economic, social and realistic impacts of the total prohibition in the states that imposed prohibition.
The committee members are subject expert P.K. Shukla, Babruvahan of Jashpur, social worker Padmashri Shamshad Begum, Nasha Mukti Abhiyan Manish Sharma, Ajay Kumar and Amitesh Kumar Singh, retired director NHRC New Delhi J.Pl Mishra, Dr Bheemrao Ambedkar Medical College Hospital superintendent Dr Vivek Choudhary and retired commercial tax officer Jagdalpur Sonaram Shori. Excise department joint secretary Chandrakant Uike will be committee’s member secretary.