Let’s DO something!!!

Posted by foodtoalcohol Saturday, December 26, 2009

Do you really support the decision of Government of Maharashtra of making liquor from food-grains? Offering crores of subsidies to liquor manufacturers to share their financial burden? Wastage of hard earned money of regular tax payers like you and me?

If NOT then we must express it, because feeling in heart is not enough it must get reflected. In democracy, Government not only represents supports of its people but also represents the actions, thoughts, wisdom and ethics of its people. If you are not agree with this policy of the government, then we must raised our voice.

All citizens, youth organizations, women organizations, self-help groups, associations of senior citizens, residential welfare organizations should come together to demonstrate the solidarity against the decision of the government.

Express your thoughts, reactions. Write about how we should go about this policy on this blog or write us at:foodtoalcohol@gmail.com


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Government of Maharashtra started promoting food grain based alcohol production. The government is offering huge subsidy to the food grain based alcohol manufacturer under the scheme titled – 'Food Grain based Liquid and Integrated Material Financial Aid – 2007'(धान्याधारित आसवनी व एकात्मिक घटक अर्थसहाय्य – 2007).

We think this policy is unethical in both social and financial point of view. This policy is going to affect directly and indirectly to large section of the society including poor and rich and rural and urban both.
The policy is the waste of money owned by people for benefits of few individuals
It will increase the food-grain prices.
It will cause food-grain shortage in coming years.
The policy will have adverse effect on public distribution system
It will increase the alcohol consumption in the society.
The policy will incur direct loss of Rs. 1-1.2 billion (Rs. 100-120 crores) per year in form of excise duty to state government of Maharashtra.(read more)

Here we share and discuss the facts of the policy,concerns of the policy and how we all can resist against it.
Let’s join hands and work together !!!

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