TASMAC Is it possbile to Abolish?
TASMAC REAL FACTS:
Brief History of TASMAC:
TASMAC is a company owned by Tamilnadu Government which handles the wholesale and retail sale of Alcohol in Tamilnadu started by M.G.Ramachandran then CM of Tamilnadu in 1983.
TASMAC is having around 30,000 workers and around 6500 shops in Tamilnadu. This company posted 183 crores profit in 1983 and in next 18 years its growth was abrupt reaching around 18000 crores. It is estimated that TASMAC is attaining 20 percent growth every year so it acts as a big economical support to Tamilnadu Government.
Problems with TASMAC
Regarding TASMAC it also have some serious social problems too
In case of economy you can say it is giving 18000 crores earnings to Tamilnadu Government Just think Government of Tamilnadu is responsible for its people's health it is spending crores of amount for Law and order, People's hospitals expenditure etc. So indirectly it is costing more amount for Government also
Solutions proposed by protestors
If you ask weather you can eradicate TASMAC completely we can't say YES easily but we can do it as a long term process. Yes by reducing the working hours of TASMAC is the first and best solution proposed.
My own thoughts
I don't think we can eradicate it completely . It is more difficult to treat the people who are addict to alcohol so Government also should focus on establishing treatment centres for drug addicts. also Government needs to find a new way to generate revenue to compensate TASMAC revenue. Awareness programs might be handy to tackle this problem lets see what the Government do in this issue.
Brief History of TASMAC:
TASMAC is a company owned by Tamilnadu Government which handles the wholesale and retail sale of Alcohol in Tamilnadu started by M.G.Ramachandran then CM of Tamilnadu in 1983.
TASMAC is having around 30,000 workers and around 6500 shops in Tamilnadu. This company posted 183 crores profit in 1983 and in next 18 years its growth was abrupt reaching around 18000 crores. It is estimated that TASMAC is attaining 20 percent growth every year so it acts as a big economical support to Tamilnadu Government.
Problems with TASMAC
Regarding TASMAC it also have some serious social problems too
- First TASMAC make the people to easily get alcohol in near by shops since TASMAC is easily accessible at any time.
- It is eating the savings of people even for many it is eating up their entire wages
- It is creating social problems like unwanted situations in families, drunk and drive accidents, robbery etc.
In case of economy you can say it is giving 18000 crores earnings to Tamilnadu Government Just think Government of Tamilnadu is responsible for its people's health it is spending crores of amount for Law and order, People's hospitals expenditure etc. So indirectly it is costing more amount for Government also
Solutions proposed by protestors
If you ask weather you can eradicate TASMAC completely we can't say YES easily but we can do it as a long term process. Yes by reducing the working hours of TASMAC is the first and best solution proposed.
My own thoughts
I don't think we can eradicate it completely . It is more difficult to treat the people who are addict to alcohol so Government also should focus on establishing treatment centres for drug addicts. also Government needs to find a new way to generate revenue to compensate TASMAC revenue. Awareness programs might be handy to tackle this problem lets see what the Government do in this issue.
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