Sub-Collector Vijaya Krishnan and a team of young officers have embarked on an ambitious mission to rid Rajamahendravaram of illicit liquor menace in the next one month.
“Women are the worst sufferers of this menace. We will take habitual offenders to task if counselling doesn’t help them,” Ms. Krishnan said, presiding over a brain-storming session along with Excise Superintendent N. Surjeeth Singh.
The officials have worked out a three-pronged strategy to keep illicit liquor away from as many as 163 villages identified as hubs of illicit brewing.
Legal action, rehabilitation and reformation are the three factors that will come into play while dealing with offenders.
Ms. Krishnan said gram sabhas would be conducted in all the 163 villages by division or mandal-level officials of Excise, Police and Revenue departments to enlighten villagers on the possible legal action they may invite.
Training
“As part of rehabilitation, we will send them [both men and women] to the Residential Skill Development and Training College in Anantapur district,” Ms. Krishnan said.
“The objective is to organise bank loans for youth through the ‘Mudra’ scheme of the Central government and making sure that no one goes back to brewing again,” she added.
We will take habitual offenders to task if counselling doesn’t prove effective
Vijaya Krishnan,
Sub-Collector