Guwahati, April 2 -- Kyrmen Shylla, the Minister in charge of Excise of Meghalaya, announced on Tuesday that the department has temporarily suspended the issuance of licenses for new wine shops and bonded warehouses.

This decision comes as the government works on developing a new system to streamline the licensing process.

Shylla explained, "We have paused the issuance of licenses for now and will introduce a new mechanism. We will resume issuing new licenses after completing a comprehensive study."

He further stated that the department is analyzing areas to determine where it needs to increase or reduce the number of wine shops.

"Our officers are actively working on this study," he added.

The decision follows complaints from existin...