New Delhi, July 7 -- The Tamil Nadu government has today hiked the salaries of employees working at its state-run TASMAC liquor outlet by 25% with aim to bring in reform measures such as curbing corruption and overcharging at these stores, according to reports.

In a statement, the Chief Minister Joseph Vijay-run government said the move seeks to discourage additional charge of 10% per bottle collected from each customer, as per a report by India Today. This has been a frequent complaint from customers at the TASMAC stores.

Notably, this is the first such salary hike for employees at these TASMAC liquor outlets over the past 20 years, the report said. Details of the rollout and implementation are still awaited.

State excise Minister K V...