Shillong: Introduction of Hologram in “Indian Manufactured Foreign Liquor” (IMFL) bottles would help the state government to achieve a target of generating Rs 100 crore revenue by March 2011.
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Shillong: Comissioner of Excise has fixed May 15, 2010 for the implementation of holograms in all the liquor bottles being sold in the state, to check the leakage of revenue.
The step was come after Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, incharge of Finance, Dr Mukul Sangma, had recently proposed to introduce holograms in the state, to check leakage of revenue during his presentation of Budget for 2010-11. This step will help state government in generating additional revenue of Rs 10 crore annually.
Globally, holograms are used as they are highly versatile. They can be applied cost-effective to a wide variety of substrates and products as part of conventional printing, packaging and labelling processes. And while they are essentially overt features that can be recognised and verified by the common man (public). As of 2007, more than 27 countries (46% of total using tax stamp) are using on their liquor stamps.
Source: www.taxstampforum.com / Meghalaya Times
New Delhi; January 6, 2010: Liquor manufacturers and suppliers have agreed in principle to use hologram and bar coding on the bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor to check rampant illegal trade. After a high level meeting on Tuesday, Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta said that the Government has fixed a deadline of April 1, for introducing of bar code on the bottles of IMFL.
Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and Excise Minister Dr Ashok Kumar Walia have already given green signal to put hologram and bar-coding on each batch of cartons of IMFL, supplied to agencies like the Delhi State Industrial (DSIDC), wholesale cooperative stores and the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation.
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Pondhicherry: Tenders are invited for Printing and supply of security Holograms as an excise label on the Liquor bottles. The last date for sale of tender document : 29.09.2009 upto 3.00 PM
Contact details:
Organisation
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Revenue Complex, Saram, Pondicherry - 605 013
Attn :Excise Commissioner, India,
http://www.pon.nic.in
Deadline: Wed, 30 September 2009