The West Bengal assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to allow women to work in bars.<\/p>\n
The West Bengal Finance Bill, 2025, was tabled by MoS Chandrima Bhattacharya in the assembly.<\/p>\n
It seeks to amend the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, “to remove the prohibition on employment of woman in ON category liquor shops as such provision is discriminatory”, among others.<\/p>\n
While ‘Of’ shops are outlets that sell liquor, at ‘On’ shops, consumption of liquor is allowed on the premises.<\/p>\n
Concluding the discussions on the Bill, Bhattacharya said the state government does not believe in discrimination between men and women.<\/p>\n
Among other provisions in the Bill, it empowers the state government to monitor the supply of various raw materials, including jaggery, to prevent illegal liquor brewing, she said.<\/p>\n
The Bill will also amend the Bengal Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1944, to give tax relief to the tea industry, especially smaller tea gardens that have been facing hardship since the pandemic.<\/p>\n
“There is no financial implication involved in giving effect to the provisions of the Bill,” it said.<\/p>\n
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