The Rajasthan State Beverages Corporation Limited (“Corporation”) has issued a circular pertaining to sourcing of liquors (“Circular”).
This Circular lays down certain procedures which needs to be complied with by manufacturers/suppliers/importers (“Manufacturers”), with immediate effect (23rd March, 2018).
Following are the key steps that the Manufacturers need to undertake in this regard:
- Submission of initial documents to supply the liquors to the Corporation and subsequently to the buyers;
- Registration of the labels of the brands proposed to be supplied/marketed located within or outside Rajasthan;
- Declaration of price and other landed costs of the liquor in prescribed proformas;
- Getting an Order for Supplies (OFS) from the Corporation before making supplies to it;
- Declaring the brands and the quantity that the manufacturers wish to import into the State of Rajasthan;
- Supplying the stocks for which OFS has been obtained within the period stipulated in the OFS;
- Strictly adhering to the relevant quality standards as specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards and/or other standards as specified by Government of Rajasthan in this regard.
Apart from the ones mentioned hereinabove, the manufacturers also need to undertake certain other obligations as detailed in the attached circular.
For further details, please refer Liquor Sourcing Policy 2018-19 which is attached for your reference.
Source: Rajasthan State Beverages Corporation Limited