Chhattisgarh starts online booking of liquor with doorstep delivery

State has not increased the price of liquor, but is levying a delivery charge of Rs 120

Serpentine queues outside the wine shops across Chhattisgarh have got the state government working on pushing online sales of liquor.

The state government is expected to enhance its excise revenue with the new practice. Though it has not increased the price of liquor like the Delhi government, customers will be levied Rs 120 as delivery charge. A customer can order up to 5,000 ml of liquor at a time.

The state-run Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation (CSMCL) on Monday started accepting orders for online delivery of alcoholic beverages, which can be made booked on the web portal of corporation or by downloading the