Government of Odisha has decided to issue licenses of IMFL (Indian Made Foreign Liquor) off shops and CS (Country Spirit) shops under Excise department through the process of eAuction for which NIC has been entrusted the responsibility to provide the software platform.

As a part of the change management initiative the Live Phone-in programme has been telecasted in DD National (Odia) channel on 18th April 2013 from 5.02 pm to 5.30 pm. The objective of this programme was to enable the prospective bidders to ask various questions over phone and get their doubts clarified. Along with that the detailed discussions were carried out by the panel to address various frequently raised issues.

The expert panel was consisting of Shri Biswar Kumar Nayak, IAS, Excise Commissioner, representing Excise department, Govt. of Odisha, Shri Nihar Ranjan Biswal, PSA, representing NIC, Odisha, GOI and Er. Trinath Kumar Behera, DGM, representing State e-Procurement Cell, GOO.

Bidders, from throughout the State, Participated in the live interactive programme making the project achieving its wider objective of reaching to masses.

The interaction was very lively and informative. Shri S.P.Thakur, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt., Excise Department expressed his satisfaction over the deliberations & interactions. Shri S. K. Panda, DDG & SIO, NIC, Odisha congratulated the team for taking up such innovative initiative and taking the project further.