The Uttarakhand high court has approved the proposal of the state government regarding the state excise policy. Under the new proposal, after increasing the revenue by 15%, the licensees will now be able to complete formalities for the lottery of 283 vacant shops by April 5. On Friday, in the division bench of chief justice Vipin…
The Nainital High Court has asked to maintain the status quo while staying the new excise policy of the state for the time being. The court has sought the government’s reply in the matter by April 10. The next hearing of the case will be on April 13. The case was heard before a division…
CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh excise and taxation department faces governance challenges and potential revenue leakages due to lack of track and trace solution. To address these concerns, the department has now decided to engage a consultant to help it design a comprehensive track and trace solution for management of excise supply chain besides monitoring and control…
The Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved a new excise policy under which ₹3 each per liquor bottle will be charged as cess for cow protection, sports, and women’s welfare. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a Cabinet meeting where the cess was approved on Monday evening. In the cabinet meeting, CM gave nod to a proposal of…
After failing to achieve its liquor revenue for 2022-23 financial year, primarily due to introduction of uniform liquor prices in the tricity, the UT administration is now staring at unsold liquor vends in the upcoming fiscal, set to further dent its excise earnings. Of the 95 liquor vends it put on offer through nine-day online…
Delhi’s old excise policy will extend for the next six months, as per the official. During this period, there will be five dry days during which, liquor vends and bars will be shut Amid the political slugfest over Delhi’s excise policy between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, the number of dry…
The Jharkhand government has decided to review its excise policy after lesser sale of liquor directly impacted the state exchequer. Cabinet minister Jagarnath Mahto said on Thursday that the government has removed the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL), which had been working as a consultant to sell liquor, as the shortfall in income due…
The Delhi excise department has collected revenue of Rs 6,100 crore through sale of excise duty as well as value added tax in the past six months till February. The current policy – the old excise regime (2021-22) — was implemented on September 1 last year, after the 2022-23 excise policy was scrapped amid allegations…
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday approved the Excise Policy 2023-24 allowing the production of a new category of liquor by fermentation and distillation of fruits that would boost horticulture in the state. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who presided over the meeting, gave approval for the auction-cum-tender of retail excise vends with an objective…
‘Ahatas’ or areas near liquor vends for people to drink will be shut down from April 1 as part of Madhya Pradesh’s new excise policies as these were causing harassment to women, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said post release of M.P. Excise Policy 2023-24. The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on February 19 approved the new…