Section 2(1)(vii) in A.P. Distillery (Manufacture of Ready To Drink Alcoholic Beverages) Rules, 2012
(vii)"Excise Supervision" means supervision over operations including manufacture of Ready to Drink Alcoholic Beverages in a manufactory by the members of the staff of the Prohibition & Excise Department appointed in that behalf by the Commissioner or any Excise Officer duly empowered by the State Government or by the Commissioner in that behalf.