The committee formed by the Chhattisgarh government to explore possibility of imposing total prohibition in the state, convened its maiden meeting on Monday. The meeting held at GST building in Nava Raipur was chaired by chairman of the committee Satyanarayan Sharma.
The meeting also came to a decision that slowly the numbers of liquor outlets in the state should be decreased and there should be drug deaddiction centers at each and every district headquarters.
In the meeting Sharma, after taking suggestions from committee members decided to discuss the matter with various social organizations. It was also decided to send study teams to other states where prohibition is being enforced.
The issues on which the committee discussed include loss of revenue and effect on economy due to implementation of total prohibition, effect on social structure, change in law and order situation after enforcing prohibition, parallel action on sale and transportation of illegal liquor and effect of providing relaxation in scheduled area.
Members of the committee--Shishupal Shori, Kunwar Singh Nishad, Keshaw Prasad Chandra, Purushottam Kanwar, Dwarkadheesh Yadav, Rashmi Ashish Singh , Sangita Sinha, Uttari Ganpat Jangde and official of excise department-- were present in the meeting.