Aizawl, Nov 16 : Facing agitation by grape growers, Mizoram government today increased the price of a 750 ml bottle of the popular 'Zawlaidi' wine from Rs 110.52 to Rs 130.
The wine is made from grapes in the north eastern part of the state. An official statement said the increase in price of Zawlaidi was fixed at a meeting between the state Excise and Narcotics Minister J.H. Rothuama and Mizoram Grape Growers Society.
A bottle of Zawlaidi in Aizawl would now cost Rs 193, inclusive of VAT and excise duty, the statement said. Earlier, members of Grape Growers Society had threatened to launch an agitation as the price of Rs 110.52 fixed by the government for the wine would not leave them profits to repay bank loans availed by them to set up two wineries at Champhai and Hnahlan.
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