The Excise department in Delhi has directed all four government corporations — that are authorised to sell liquor in the city — to adopt online delivery of challans and ensure timely payments to the wholesalers.

This is not the first time that such directions have been issued by the department. Earlier too, said officials, corporations were asked to avoid asking for manual challans from wholesalers. But the department noted that timely payments were not being made to the wholesalers, other than the excise duty.

“The corporations were directed to accept the online challan as a proof of delivery for payment related to the excise duty and not ask for manual challan from wholesalers,” read a circular issued by the Excise department.

It added, “However, it has been brought to the notice of t

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