Chandigarh to address liquor smuggling

The Chandigarh Administration is set to implement an exclusive ‘track and trace’ system for all liquor bottles in the UT to curb liquor smuggling in its jurisdiction.

New monitoring system is being developed in collaboration with the IT Department and the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The system aims to track the bottles of liquor in real time. The ‘track and trace’ system will feature batch numbers and bar coding on each bottle, enabling online tracking of liquor supplies and aiding authorities in identifying the source and destination of any smuggled liquor bottle.

The system is expected to be incorporated in the upcoming excise policy. With the ability to trace the origin of liquor, the excise department and law enforcement agencies in Chandigrah anticipate a significant reduction in illegal liquor trade within the UT limits.