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VIJAYAWADA: The state government issued orders on Tuesday limiting the maximum amount of permissible liquor to three bottles of any size per person and six bottles of beer (650ml each) at a time without licence. The earlier limit was six bottles of liquor and 12 bottles of beer.

The state government issued the orders on Tuesday to reduce the maximum permissible amount of liquor that can be procured by one person. The order will come into effect from Wednesday.

The maximum permissible limit is the same in case of Indian Made Liquor (IML) and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). For toddy, the limit has been set at 2 litre.

The government has also allowed the procurement of 3 litre of denatured or methylated spirit to be used for industrial purposes. Possession of rectified spirit is completely banned.

The move comes as part of the state government’s attempt to implement a complete liquor ban in a phased manner. The government has already reduced the number of liquor stores by 20% and has cut down operating hours by an hour. All liquor shops will be operated by the government from October 1.

