The Delhi government excise department has invited applications for hotel, club and restaurant licences, ahead of the expiry of the existing excise policy on September 30. Fresh hotel, club and restaurant (HCR) licences will be issued as per the approval of the excise commissioner and the applications need to be filed online, stated an order…
The previous excise system, which was implemented after the Delhi government abandoned its ambitious new liquor policy, has generated revenue of Rs 7,285 crore for the Excise Department through the sale of over 61 crore liquor bottles in the past year. Officials have shared data indicating that from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023,…
The UT excise and taxation department on Saturday sealed seven liquor vends over non-payment of licence fees. According to a department official, following the action, three licence holders paid the pending fees, while payment for the remaining four liquor vends remains outstanding. The city has 95 liquor vends. As many as 18 auctions were held…
The Delhi government earned more than Rs 7,285 crore in the last year by selling over 61 crore liquor bottles under its current excise policy, officials said on Saturday. The excise policy (old) currently under operation since September 1, 2022, was brought by the Delhi government after its ambitious new excise policy for 2021-22 came under the…
The UT excise and taxation department is staring at a ₹150 crore loss this financial year with 18 of its liquor vends finding no takers even after 18 rounds of auctions. The revenue was to come in the form of licence fee of these vends. The fee ranges from ₹3 crore to ₹15 crore depending upon the location…
The Punjab High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) praying for removal of liquor vends and other places that are situated within a distance of 50 Meters of National and State Highways. The PIL is filed by one Simranjeet Singh. The Petitioner prayed for removal of liquor vends and other places, where liquor…
Offering multiple options, bigger brands and a better walk-in experience, 48 “premium” liquor vends have come up across Delhi’s upscale areas, malls and big markets so far. After the AAP government’s ambitious new excise policy was scrapped last year, amid allegations of corruption and investigations by multiple agencies, the Delhi government brought back its old…
Lucknow will soon have a dedicated stretch which will be developed as a 24×7 wine and dine street. This will give Lucknow an opportunity to make nightlife. The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has earmarked a 6-acre-wide land parcel near CG City, with 15 plots between 1,200 sq m and 2,800 sq m dedicated to hotels…
Despite the transition from the now-scrapped new liquor policy to the old excise regime, the Delhi excise department has collected more revenue and reported a 20 per cent increase in the sale of liquor in 2022-23 from 2021-22. As per documents shared by the Delhi government, the department collected Rs 6,815.49 crore (excise and VAT)…
In a major boost to the state exchequer, the Gurugram Excise Department has earned Rs 1,564.30 crore as licence fee from the auction of liquor vends in 148 zones, which last year amounted to Rs 1,079.10 crore from 82 zones. The amount is expected to go up as the auction in the remaining 14 zones…