Promised 'HIGH'still Awaited... Is Heritage Liquor a Govt Gimmick?
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@guwahatiplus | /c/gplusguwahati www.guwahatiplus.com Volume 06 | Issue 43 Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2019 Price `10 45 city hospitals/clinics implement 27 city restaurants served closure Photo feature: Guwahati celebrated bar code system for bio-medical notice in 13 days the 73rd Independence Day with waste disposal great fervour INSIDE PG 04 PG 10 PG 12-13 3 years on … Promised ‘HIGH’ still awaited... Is heritage liquor a govt gimmick? ‘Lengthy paper work process, lack of support’ upset producers Vodka. Meanwhile, G Plus News the producers who are @guwahatiplus attempting to produce heritage liquor are rather he Assam upset with the government government’s for the lengthy paper work promise of process and lack of support. promoting traditional local Tbrews continues to remain a dream three years after Detailed story the state finance minister continued on Page 2. Himanta Biswa Sarma Includes the views claiming to bring up of the state excise products to compete with department. Goa’s Feni and Russia’s 2 Lead Story G PLUS | Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2019 SNIPPETS School bus Heritage liquor a govt gimmick? accident in n a promise made in the Guwahati, driver state’s annual budget for 2016-17, state finance and students minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that while injured Ithe tribal brews were healthy and possessed high medicinal values, the government was looking to conduct proper research on these brews, ensure standard manufacturing practices and packaging them in such an attractive manner that these would compete with Feni and Vodka. Sarma had then however had not specified when this dream would turn into a reality. Kendriya Vidyalaya The policy was notified in May Khanapara, Guwahati bus 2017 after amending the Assam driver along with a few Excise Act 2000. The fee for a A students sustained minor license had been deliberately kept injuries after the school bus lost low at Rs 5,000. control and met with an accident. Even though the excise According to parents, the department has kept the fees original school bus driver had sent low, producers feel that the a substitute in his place and due to government is not doing enough this substitute’s negligence the bus to support what can turn out to banged straight into a road divider be a great industry. Representative image of heritage liquor of Assam pole. An upper Assam based One of the students alleged that producer, Akash Jyoti Gogoi, been a single window process the technology takes time. Gogoi the production will be better. the school authorities have been owner of North East Agro but here things are different. expressed that if everything goes “The government keeps saying neglecting the Hatigaon route for a Products and Services, talking The applicants need to submit no well enough hereafter and if he that start-ups will be extended long time. “The condition of the bus to G Plus said, “The government objection certificates (NOC) for gets the license his product will help, but in reality, if start- is not good. We have repeatedly has kept the paper work process everything - pollution certificate, be in the market by December. up subsidy is taken from the asked to change the bus but the for heritage liquor the same as food quality report and so on. The government does not have government, the production of authorities keep on changing the Indian Made Foreign Liquor He said, “The producers are to spend a single penny for these such products (heritage liquor) driver,” said a guardian. (IMFL). There is no special local, the ingredients are local projects, whereas it is expecting might take around 3 to 5 years,” In the meanwhile, the injured support other than a lower fee.” but still the process requires huge to generate huge revenue if the said Gogoi. have been taken to a nearby He explained that it’s been quite scrutiny creating a huge chaos.” projects are successful. While the Bharatiya Janata hospital for treatment. A case has some time that he had applied He said that since the last one Again, nothing has been said Party (BJP)-led Assam government been registered under Hatigaon for the license but every second and a half years he has been about the tax in the rules. The is trying to develop local industry Police station for further enquiry. day the excise department would trying to procure the licence but producers do not know how much as a policy, it seems they are not require some more or some other he is facing problems only due they will be taxed and they hope doing enough to help the start- paper. to the process. He is trying to and suggest that if for two years ups. Dreams of many ideas are ASTC to operate He said that it should have produce rice wine and preparing the product would be tax-free, shown but the reality is different. around 1,000 electric buses Trying best to help heritage liquor producers, claims excise department efuting the allegations traditional drink Local name made by the heritage producers (Xajpani) Tribe Substrate used Local name (Liquor) liquor producers, the and one from Dimasa state excise ministry traditional drink ADIVASI RICE DABAI HARIA ssam State Transport claimed that it’s leaving producers (Zudima). Corporation (ASTC) plans Rno stone unturned to help these The excise department DIMASA RICE HAMAO ZUDIMA to operate around 1,000 entrepreneurs. cannot help in the XAJAR A electric buses which will be Public Relation Officerproduction of the liquor AHOM RICE PITHA XAJPANI provided by Indian distributer of (PRO) to the excise minister, as it deals with only duty the Hungarian firm, Csepel Holding Shailendra Pandey, talking to and not production. MISHING STICKY RICE APONG APONG in phased manner. G Plus said, “Excise deals with The excise KUSURE ASTC Managing Director Anand duty of products and as soon as department is also Prakash Tiwari said talks are in the the heritage liquor rules were mulling to amend the MISHING RICE AND CHAI MOD final stages and an agreement is discussed it was made sure that excise rules so that HERBS likely to be signed shortly. the license fees are minimal and illegally distilled According to a report, Csepel accordingly the excise act was liquor (Sulai Mod) will BODO RICE EMAO ZU Holding will lease out these buses amended.” be totally banned in ARAK/HO/ on an opex model where ASTC He claimed that very soon the the state which will KARBI RICE THAP HARLONG will be the lessee with no capital department is mulling to further directly increase the expenditure involved. amend the excise rules so that the demand for heritage MEITHEL RICE HAMEI CHAMELI The company will provide the paper work for heritage liquor is liquor, said the excise buses and ASTC will operate them. no more a lengthy process. minister’s PRO. APATANI DRIED MILLET/ EPO CHU However, in return, an amount will The state excise minister, He revealed that BOILED RICE be paid to them monthly. Parimal Suklabaidya, said that the there are around 13 NEPALI RICE/CORN MARCHA JARR It is to be mentioned that state government is welcoming types of traditional Csepel Holding will also set up the all the interested manufacturers liquor available in ANGAMI STICKY RICE YEI PEYAZU charging stations for the buses willing to produce heritage liquor. Assam and if produced and carry out the maintenance But till now they have and packaged properly, KHASI RICE U PHANDIENG which will be borne by the Special received applications from only it will be a multi-million SONOWALKACHARI RICE FATIKA, MOD Purpose Vehicle (SPV). two parties – one from Ahom rupee industry. G PLUS | Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2019 Governance 3 POWER UP YOUR GOALS. Unleash your true potential with the widest range of laptops at Reliance Digital, India’s leading electronics store. UNBIASED GUIDANCE AFTER-SALES SUPPORT 360+ STORES ACROSS 150+ CITIES NOW ALSO SHOP ON RELIANCEDIGITAL.IN 4 Health G PLUS | Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2019 45 city hospitals/clinics implement bar code system for bio-medical waste disposal Saumya Mishra several hospitals @saumyamishra03 and clinics which are yet to obtain authorisation total of 45 hospitals and from the PCBA. clinics in Guwahati have The absence so far implemented the of valid bar code system for bio- authorisation by medical waste which is the PCBA means meantA to help in keeping a track that hospitals of the quantity of biomedical not following waste being collected, treated mandatory norms and disposed. related to proper Authorities informed that treatment of bio- the implementation in other medical waste hospitals and clinics in the city could lead to is currently ongoing. such hazardous waste being mixed with the Bio-medical waste regular municipal waste, say health can be infectious experts. since it consists It could also result in the of discarded absence of records drugs, syringes, with the hospitals for the generation sharp waste, of day-to-day bio- microbiological and medical waste. According to biotechnological Bio- medical waste at GMCH | G Plus photo a report by the waste, human Comptroller The union environment The PCBA is implementing reached the spot and even and Auditor General (CAG) in anatomical waste ministry had extended the the bar code system in detained a man in connection 2016, only 17 per cent of the and animal wastes deadline for implementation Kamrup (Metro) district in with the case. hospitals, clinics and nursing of the Bio Medical Waste collaboration with Fresh Air An official of Butterfly homes in the state have obtained among others Management Rules 2016 till Waste Management Services Software (which is involved in authorisation from the PCBA.