bhopal madhya pradesh government on wednesday ratified the new excise policy for 201819 in which it has been decided to close all liquor shops and ahatas within 50 metre radius of girls schools womens colleges girls hostels and all religious places briefing media after cabinet meeting on wednesday evening minister for water resources and government spokesman narottam mishra said those liquor shops falling within 50 metres of girls schools and colleges hostels for girl students and religious places will be closed down with effect from april 1 2018last year the government had implemented the supreme court order of shifting all liquor outlets to beyond 500 metres from national highways this year the government took the decision to create certain dry zones madhya pradesh will now have stretches of dry zones where liquor will no longer be permitted these dry zones will be near holy rivers apart from the girls education institutions narottam mishra specifiedmore than 65 country and foreign liquor shops have been shut down from near the banks of the narmada last year now more restricted zones will be created the minister said out of 2700 ahatas in the state 149 will be closed down number for liquor shops that come in the dry zones is not yet knownmishra also added that now buyers can check the authencity of the liquor after following a simple process to curb sale of spurious liquor the government decided to give consumers the ability to test the genuineness of the product consumer can click a photograph of the hologram on the bottle and send it to number 562634500 and he will promptly know whether he purchased an original or spurious bottle narottam mishra explaineddetails of movement of liquor from the warehouses to the liquor shops will be available online to stop sale of illicit liquor in the rural areas district and village committees will be appointed government has also made provisions for graver punishment and bigger penalty for sale of spurious liquor the home department has been asked to give suggestions on how punishment for crimes related to spurious sale of liquor can be made by adding an extra clausegovernment said that even after closing down of liquor shops and ahatas the states revenue from licences will increase by 15 to give a boost to tourist spots cabinet decided to reduce bar licence fee of outlets in resorts