Tasmac bars can now be operated within 100 m of liquor shops
Sources said the move was aimed at widening participation in the tender process and breaking the monopoly of a few operators who have dominated bar contracts for years. The minimum area requirement for a bar has also been increased from 15 sq.m to 20 sq.m (about 215 sq.ft).‘Space still inadequate’Tasmac bars have always been small establishments that are often poorly maintained. People working at these bars, whom The Hindu spoke to, said the increase in the minimum area requirement was still inadequate.
- ▪Sources said the move was aimed at widening participation in the tender process and breaking the monopoly of a few operators who have dominated bar contracts for years.
- ▪The minimum area requirement for a bar has also been increased from 15 sq.m to 20 sq.m (about 215 sq.ft).‘Space still inadequate’Tasmac bars have always been small establishments that are often poorly maintained.
- ▪People working at these bars, whom The Hindu spoke to, said the increase in the minimum area requirement was still inadequate.
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The Tamil Nadu government has amended the liquor vending rules to allow Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) bars to be set up within a 100-metre radius of liquor outlets, replacing the existing requirement that they be attached to retail shops.The State government has issued a Government Order (G.O.) pertaining to this. Sources said the move was aimed at widening participation in the tender process and breaking the monopoly of a few operators who have dominated bar contracts for years. The minimum area requirement for a bar has also been increased from 15 sq.m to 20 sq.m (about 215 sq.ft).‘Space still inadequate’Tasmac bars have always been small establishments that are often poorly maintained.
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