Gazette Reference: Circular No. FLR 11/2020/2204/7, dated 26 February 2020 Type: Administrative Circular (Internal Guidelines) Issuing Authority: Commissioner, State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai (Shri Kantilal B. Umap)
Nature of Document: This is not a legislative amendment to the Bombay Prohibition Act or its subordinate rules. It is an internal administrative circular issued by the Commissioner of State Excise to departmental officers regarding media interaction protocols.
Summary of Circular:
The State Excise Department, which oversees manufacture-to-sale transactions of liquor and excisable goods and conducts large-scale anti-illicit liquor operations, noted that much departmental information is confidential and sensitive in nature. This circular lays down guidelines on who may speak to media and how.