Good news for Andhra Pradesh's alcohol drinkers. When people wish to purchase alcohol, they won't need to bring cash with them to the wine stores any longer. The jagan Mohan reddy administration has resumed the selling of alcohol at wineries with an online payment option after an absence of over three and a half years. Alcohol purchases can also be made digitally by customers. The state excise department has issued instructions allowing purchasers of alcoholic beverages to pay using Google-Pay, phone Pay, or even by scanning a QR code.
Since the jagan government took over the retail liquor business in october 2019 through the state-owned ap State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL), eliminating private parties that had previously been supplying alcohol to people in the state, the department has only allowed cash payments at the liquor shops. In reality, the decision to use digital payments at state-run retail liquor stores was made in november 2022 in response to criticism from a variety of sources against the cash payment method.
In the beginning, 1,000 retail liquor stores, mostly in cities, including district and mandal offices, will accept wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital payments. wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital payment acceptance has been delegated to the bank of india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>state bank of india (SBI). sbi is figuring out how to transfer the money clients paid in wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital form to APSBCL. To replenish its liquor supplies, the corporation will periodically pay this sum to the producers and suppliers of liquor.
Alcohol sales bring in roughly 60 crore rupees per day for Andhra Pradesh. Authorities anticipate that 1-2% of this money will first be paid using wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital means. According to APSBCL officials, the use of digital payments will enable them to keep track of the sale of alcohol in terms of brand, volume, price, liquor outlet, client identity, and other factors. They will be able to analyse the data in order to determine preferred liquor brands, purchasing patterns, and other information.
Since the jagan government took over the retail liquor business in october 2019 through the state-owned ap State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL), eliminating private parties that had previously been supplying alcohol to people in the state, the department has only allowed cash payments at the liquor shops. In reality, the decision to use digital payments at state-run retail liquor stores was made in november 2022 in response to criticism from a variety of sources against the cash payment method.
In the beginning, 1,000 retail liquor stores, mostly in cities, including district and mandal offices, will accept wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital payments. wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital payment acceptance has been delegated to the bank of india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>state bank of india (SBI). sbi is figuring out how to transfer the money clients paid in wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital form to APSBCL. To replenish its liquor supplies, the corporation will periodically pay this sum to the producers and suppliers of liquor.
Alcohol sales bring in roughly 60 crore rupees per day for Andhra Pradesh. Authorities anticipate that 1-2% of this money will first be paid using wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital means. According to APSBCL officials, the use of digital payments will enable them to keep track of the sale of alcohol in terms of brand, volume, price, liquor outlet, client identity, and other factors. They will be able to analyse the data in order to determine preferred liquor brands, purchasing patterns, and other information.
