The new liquor policy for Andhra Pradesh would be effective from October 1, in which 10 per cent of the shops would be allocated to toddy tappers.

Ministers who were members of the cabinet committee on the new liquor policy, Kollu Ravindra, Nadendla Manohar, Satya Prasad and Kondapalli Srinivas stated this here on Tuesday. The new policy would be presented to the cabinet at its meeting in Velagapudi on Wednesday. The cabinet would discuss and decide on several important issues related to the policy.