The Delhi government has extended the licence period of existing retail liquor vends in the city for next two months, in anticipation of delay in approval to the Excise Policy 2022-23 that among other things permits home delivery of alcohol, officials said on Tuesday. The excise department of Delhi government in an order on Monday…
The joint excise commissioner of Meerut zone has directed officials to take action against liquor vendors in the national Capital if they are found selling more than prescribed amount of booze to customers. He also held a meeting with excise officers of Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad, along with representatives of liquor traders from Delhi…
The Uttar Pradesh government in its excise policy for fiscal 2021-22 had introduced a provision for setting up a personal bar. The excise department issued a home bar licence to a resident of Muradnagar in Ghaziabad, the first such licence to be issued in the district, said officials in the know of the matter on…
The AAP government is looking at over 30 per cent increase in excise duty revenue, by implementing a new excise policy from July 1 this year. The policy is also targeted to break the monopoly in both liquor manufacturing and liquor trade. No draw, may opt for tender Govt may do away with allotment of…
The Haryana government on Wednesday earned Rs 424 crore from the auction of 148 liquor shops in Gurgaon through e-tenders. Excise department officials said the auction was conducted for 42 zones in the west area on Wednesday. For 40 zones in the east area, an auction will be held on May 24. Each zone has…
The Haryana government on Wednesday auctioned 148 of the 168 liquor vends in Gurugram west through e-tenders and earned ₹424 crore in the process, an increase of 14.5% on the reserve price, said officials of the excise department. The reserve price is the lowest price at which the department is willing to auction the liquor…
NEW DELHI: The number of hotels, clubs, restaurants and other on-site liquor serving premises in the city has increased by 10% after the new excise policy came into effect last year. As per the data of the excise department, the total number of HCR (hotel, club, restaurant) category premises till May 6 was 964, including…
Even after a fortnight since the launch of the new excise policy in Jharkhand, the state excise department has, so far, failed to streamline liquor sales due to a slew of factors that range from scarcity of stock, erratic shop timings and unavailability of digital payment modes, thereby. Ranchi: Even after a fortnight since the…
Under the excise policy 2022-23, the Delhi government is likely to relax norms for setting up labs at warehouses of wholesalers for testing samples of alcohol to detect spurious elements in them, reported news agency PTI, quoting officials. According to them, the government is expected to allow a wholesale licensee (L-1) to set up just…
The Delhi government is likely to do away with the mandatory requirement that licensees must have two liquor vends in each municipal ward, officials aware of the matter said. Though the provision was originally designed to ensure equitable access to liquor in all areas of Capital, it is likely to be dropped in the revised…