Delhi Excise Department Asks Clubs, Restro-Bars to Share Locations Using Google Maps for Digital Database

The department said non-compliance of its directions will be viewed seriously.

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 2 March 2021 10:36 IST

Delhi Excise Department Asks Clubs, Restro-Bars to Share Locations Using Google Maps for Digital Database

The move will also help to know geographic locations of such establishments in a particular area

Highlights

There are over 1,000 hotels, clubs, and restro-bars in Delhi
Health Minister and Law Minister are part of the GoM
It's examining aspects of current system of excise duty administration

The Delhi Excise Department has directed owners of clubs, restaurants, and hotels in the city to share the location of their establishments using Google Maps, a move aimed at preparing a digital database, officials said on Monday.

The department said non-compliance of its directions will be viewed seriously. There are over 1,000 hotels, clubs and restro-bars in the national capital with excise licences to serve liquor to their customers.

In a written communication, the department has asked the establishments to send information relating to their location using longitude and latitude.

Google Maps Finally Gets a Dark Mode, Starting With Android

An official said the move will also help to know geographic locations of such establishments in a particular area.

"It is digitally easy to find location of clubs, hotels, and restaurants in a particular area. If we have a digital database, we can take decisions accordingly. Such database can also be utilised for excise policy in the coming months," the official told PTI, adding that the move is part of excise reforms.

Another official said there are some areas which have sufficient number of clubs and restaurants, but there are also other areas where such establishments are not in good numbers.

Google Maps Rolls Out Split-Screen Street View for Android Users: Report

Last month, the government had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) under Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to examine the current system of excise duty administration and the recommendations of an expert committee on a new excise policy.

Health Minister Satyendar Jain and Law Minister Kailash Gahlot are part of the GoM.

It is examining all aspects of the current system of excise duty administration and will go through the report of the expert committee and the suggestions received from stakeholders and the public.

Last week, the department had warned clubs, hotels, and restaurants of strict action if they are found serving alcohol to customers from liquor bottles not bearing 2D bar-codes.

Is Samsung Galaxy F62 the best phone under Rs. 25,000? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.