CM Office: As per J&K Excise Policy for the year 2025-26 notified vide SO 38 dated 15th February, 2025, 305 number of vends (Wine Shops) were put to e-auction on 15.02.2025 and after the culmination of the bidding process, 271 vends got allotted through the e-auction process (conducted by J&K Bank) to the successful H1 bidders and rest of 34 locations are being put to re-auction through Public Notice issued on 07.03.2025 and bidding process (to be conducted by the J&K Bank) shall be completed on 17.03.2025 for these 34 vends.
It is relevant to mention herein that the number of JKEL-2 vends (Wine Shops) remained unchanged i.e. 305, since FY 2023-24 and there is no increase in any vend either in Jammu or in Kashmir. The break up of the vends (Wine Shops): Jammu-291 and Kashmir – 14).
All details regarding the Excise Policy along with location of the vends (Wine Shops) etc is available on the official website of the Excise Department i.e. https://jkexcise.nic.in.
Therefore, the news being circulated in Social Media regarding increase in number of vends (Wine Shops) in Jammu & Kashmir is fake/baseless.
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