The Himachal Pradesh government has modified its excise policy, allowing contractors to convert up to 30 per cent of their quota between Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Country Liquor (CL) at a rate of Rs 55 per proof litre (PPL).

The government has inserted a new sub-rule in the Himachal Pradesh Liquor License Rules, 1986, authorizing the Collector (Excise) of each zone to approve the conversion of quota between IMFL and Country Liquor for the financial year 2025–26.

A notification to this effect has been issued by the office of the Commissioner, State Taxes and Excise, following a Cabinet decision taken earlier this month under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu .

The notification states that the new “sub-rule 35 A (30) under rule 35A” reads that “the co

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