The Excise Division is accepting purposes from individuals for the grant of licence for liquor store in Andhra Pradesh.
Personal people and establishments can take part within the licensing course of by remitting a non-refundable price of ₹2 lakh per every software, and they’re allowed to file any variety of purposes.
Talking to The Hindu, Mukesh Kumar Meena, Principal Secretary (Excise), stated, “The candidates can submit their kinds as much as October 9. The draw of lottery for choosing the candidates might be carried out on October 12.”
He stated the purposes may very well be submitted each on-line and offline. He, nevertheless, stated that the places of work wouldn’t settle for purposes on public holidays, together with October 6 (Sunday). “The purposes are being accepted for seven working days beginning October 1,” he added.
Mr. Meena stated the chosen candidates ought to pay the primary instalment of the Retail Excise Tax (RET), which was being thought of because the licence quantity per yr, inside one working day after the day of finishing the lottery process and granting provisional licence.
The brand new excise coverage prescribed RET in 4 slabs — ₹50 lakh, ₹55 lakh, ₹65 lakh and ₹85 lakh, relying on the inhabitants census of the areas the place the licence was being granted. The licencees have been allowed to pay the RET in six instalments.
‘Clear course of’
Mr. Meena defined that the lottery can be drawn by the respective District Collectors within the presence of the candidates.
“As instructed by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, we’ve got made the lottery course of a extremely clear one,” Mr. Meena stated, “As folks could suspect the net lottery methodology, the Chief Minister has directed us to execute it offline.”
He stated the system would generate an computerized quantity for every software and the identical can be printed on the receipt being supplied to the candidates. A counter copy of the identical can be with the Excise Division with the identical particulars.
On the time of the lottery, the candidates’ names can be introduced within the presence of the District Collectors after which dropped within the lottery field. After that, the Collectors would choose one slip from the drop field, which might be introduced as licensee of the actual store. All the train can be carried out for every store within the district on the identical day, Mr. Meena stated
As soon as the title of the licence holder was introduced by the District Collector, the Excise Division would grant a provisional licence.
Mr. Meena additional stated that the District Collectors would additionally draw two extra slips from the drop field and announce their names as effectively. If the primary winner did not observe the licence granting guidelines and pay the RET, the authorities would give an opportunity for the second individual. If the second individual too did not adjust to the principles, it might go to the third chosen applicant.
Revealed – October 03, 2024 05:40 am IST