The COVID-19 pandemic, has had a significant impact on the state's revenue generation., says  Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma

Despite the pandemic, he claimed that the excise department was able to generate consistent revenue for the state."COVID-19 had a negative impact on our revenue collection." "However, the excise department has performed admirably in terms of tax collection," stated Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.

The chief minister of Meghalaya said this after laying the foundation stone for the new commissioner of excise office in Shillong on Tuesday."A consistent revenue rise of close to 10% to 12% has been seen, which is a very positive sign," CM Conrad added.He also stated that numerous changes have been implemented in the excise department, which would eventually yield results in terms of increased revenue generation.

"It's now legal to drink local wines." "There was no regulation in place in the past to oversee and grant legal licencing to home winemakers or small-scale winemakers," stated CM Conrad.

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