LUCKNOW, July 4 -- The Uttar Pradesh department of excise and prohibition will hold a daylong Excise Investors Summit 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on July 9 in collaboration with Invest UP for the alcohol and alcoholic manufacturing beverages sector.

The event will see participation from wine-making and beer-making MSME units, ENA (Extra Neutral Alcohol) and Grain-ENA manufacturers, related plant and equipment manufacturers, industry association and interest groups and alcoholic beverages manufacturing companies.

This will be a unique initiative by any department of the state so far, according to excise minister Nitin Agarwal. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, Agarwal said, "Our investment policies have...