jaipur amid talks of the pros and cons of the changed timing of liquor shops in the state city guzzlers are yet to adjust themselves to the new idea most of them dont hesitate to tell their anticipation that the new timing will only boost backdoor sale and blackmarketing of liquor resulting in huge revenue losseson the other hand there are speculations that the government could bring some more changes in the existing excise policy sources said that the senior officials of the excise department have been asked to ensure that rules regarding location of liquor shops smuggling etc are followed strictlyeven when the closing time of liquor shops was 11 pm till three days back many shops near sindhi camp bus stand and railway station could be seen involved in selling liquor after it so people apprehend that even as a new timing is in place the practice of backdoor selling of liquor after the deadline will increasearound rs 1900 crore are earned as revenue by the state excise department per year on this count but the recent changes could have some implications on the revenues said a senior excise officialbut top officials of finance department rule out the possibility of any revenue loss due to the new timing it will not affect the sale of liquor as people could still buy alcohol within the specified time said principal secretary c k methewthe excise department officials admit that with chief minister ashok gehlot himself taking interest in the whole business it would be hard for them to take the new orders lightlyseeing gehlots views on the excise policy and recent liquorrelated tragedies in the state there is already a fear psychosis in the department so everybody is trying to ensure that the new timing is strictly followed throughout the state said an excise official preferring anonymity the districtlevel excise officials have geared themselves up for implementation of the new orders the eight vigilance teams of the department have been instructed to be vigilant in the city and ensure that no liquor shop remains open after 8 pmnotices regarding the new orders have been dispatched to all liquor shop licenseholders there are 345 shops of imfl and 178 shops of countrymade liquor in jaipur district as notices have been served we will take strict action against the offenders who keep shops open after 8 pm said jagmohan meena district excise officeraccording to senior administrative officials the orders were aimed at checking incidents of rowdyism the decision was taken to contain unwarranted incidents mainly involving youngsters which were being reported from across the state besides there were reports about liquor shops providing space for customers to drink on their premises which goes against the provisions of law