4. Status of Positions

• All 22 positions are TEMPORARY in nature (अस्थायी).

5. Purpose & Mandate

• Primary Objective: Effective implementation of prohibition (दारूबंदी) in Chandrapur, Wardha, and Gadchiroli districts.
• Operational Focus: Combating illicit liquor, illegal distillation (हातदारू भट्टी), and unregistered alcohol production.

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APPROVALS & AUTHORITIES REFERENCED

Previous Notifications Cited:

1. Government Resolution, Finance Department — GR No. Reference-1001/Pr.Kr.29/2001/Financial Reforms, dated 10.09.2001
2. Government Resolution, General Administration Department — GR No. SRV-2015/Pr.Kr.290/Work-12, dated 16.07.2015
3. Cabinet Minutes — Meeting dated 20 January 2015 — Cabinet approval for prohibition in Chandrapur district
4. High-Level Secretary Committee Meeting — 104th meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, dated 19.10.2016 — Approval granted

Additional Approvals:

• Informal Reference from Finance Department — Ref. No. 162/Expenditure-8, dated 16.04.2016
• Informal Reference from Finance Department — Ref. No. 165/VISU-1, dated 27.04.2016

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JURISDICTIONAL SCOPE

Affected Districts (Tri-District Region):

• Chandrapur (चंद्रपूर)
• Wardha (वर्धा)
• Gadchiroli (गडचिरोली)

Implementing Authority:

• Commissioner, State Excise Department, Maharashtra

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DISTRIBUTION & IMPLEMENTATION

Official Recipients (प्रति):

1. Secretary, Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Ministry, Mumbai
2. Commissioner, State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
3. District Collector, Chandrapur, Wardha, and Gadchiroli (each)
4. Accountant General (Audit/Accounts Approval), Maharashtra State, Mumbai and Nagpur
5. District Police Superintendent, Chandrapur, Wardha, and Gadchiroli (each)
6. All Divisional Deputy Commissioners, State Excise Department
7. District Treasury Officer, Chandrapur, Wardha, and Gadchiroli (each)
8. All District Superintendent, State Excise Department
9. Deputy Secretary (Pol-3), Home Department, Second Floor (Main Building), Ministry, Mumbai

For Information (प्रति: माहितीस्तव):

1. Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Ministry, Mumbai
2. Private Secretary to Minister (RAUSU), Ministry, Mumbai
3. Senior Personal Assistant to Additional Chief Secretary (RAUSU), Ministry, Mumbai
4. Finance Department / Administrative Expenditure-8 / Financial Reforms-1, Ministry, Mumbai
5. General Administration Department / Work 12, Ministry, Mumbai
6. Election Notification (RAUSU-1)

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IMPORTANT NOTES & CONDITIONS

Nature of Employment:

• NOT permanent positions — explicitly marked as temporary (अस्थायी).
• Officers remain on deputation to Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, meaning they retain their parent department status.

Supervisory Hierarchy:

• Despite being in the State Excise Department administrative structure, all staff report to a Police Superintendent — indicating a hybrid law-enforcement-excise operational model.

Financial Scrutiny Compliance:

• This GR was formulated following:
  • High-Level Secretary Committee approval (19.10.2016)
  • Finance Department informal concurrence (April 2016)
  • Reference to Cabinet decision on prohibition implementation (20.01.2015)

  Digital Accountability:

  • This GR is digitally signed and published on www.maharashtra.gov.in
  • Digital reference code: 201701101214002329
  • Issued by: D. J. Shedmekhe, Cell Officer, Home Department, Maharashtra Government

  Policy Rationale:

  This GR implements a Cabinet-level decision from January 2015 to impose prohibition in Chandrapur district. The tri-district arrangement (Chandrapur, Wardha, Gadchiroli) creates an operational region where coordinated prohibition enforcement is administered through a unified command structure under a Police Superintendent, with dedicated excise personnel deployed for surveillance, investigation, and suppression of illicit liquor production.

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  RELATIONSHIP TO EXCISE LAW

  Relevant to:

  • Bombay Prohibition Act 1949 — enforcement of prohibition
  • Maharashtra Excise Duty Law — organizational structure for enforcement authority
  • Administrative structure — does NOT directly modify license classifications (FL-I through FL-IV, CL-I through CL-III) but rather establishes the enforcement apparatus

  License Types Affected:

  • Indirectly affects all license types in Chandrapur, Wardha, and Gadchiroli (as prohibition is enforced in Chandrapur, and the department structure supports enforcement across the region)

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  CRITICAL COMPLIANCE ALERT

  This GR does NOT grant new licenses or modify license fees. It is purely an administrative staffing resolution to create enforcement capacity for prohibition implementation. Any licensee or applicant in the affected districts must comply with directives from the newly established enforcement structure as communicated by the State Excise Commissioner.