Kerala Excise Minister M. Liju has said that procedures to grant bar licences are likely to be changed. His remarks came amid concerns over the way applications for upgrading beer and wine parlours to bars were being handled.
According to the minister, loopholes in a 2017 order issued by the previous LDF government allowed Deputy Commissioners to approve such applications. He said these gaps were allegedly misused by some excise officers.
The issue relates to the process for converting existing beer and wine parlours into bars in the state. No further details on the proposed changes were immediately available.
