Tamil Nadu's TASMAC Plans to Regularise 23,000 Contract Workers

The state-owned TASMAC, a monopoly in selling liquor in Tamil Nadu, has proposed to regularise the services of over 23,000 contract workers employed at its retail outlets with a salary hike. 

Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has 38 district offices, 43 Indian made foreign liquor depots, 4,787 retail vending shops, and 2,362 bars attached to the retail vending shops, according



to the 2025-2026 policy note of the Home Prohibition and Excise Department.

Welcoming the move, D Dhanasekaran, General Secretary, TN Tasmac Employees Union said, "In the past, we have sent several requests to the government to increase the salary of the staff and regularise our services on a par with state government employees. The new proposal will bring huge relief to the staff".