The Yogi Adityanath government has taken a big decision on liquor in Uttar Pradesh. The government has made many important changes in the excise policy. Under which now all kinds of liquor will be found in domestic and foreign, beer in one place. In the new policy, these shops will be licensed from e -lottery system. The old license renewal has also been closed. The new Excise Policy 2025-26 has been approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath. Soon the government will allot shops through lottery afresh.
Liquor shops have not been launched in the state for 7 years. Since then, old shops were being renewed. People who are fond of drinking alcohol and beer. There is good news for him that now he will not have to go to different shops to get indigenous liquor, foreign liquor and beer.
Changed license system system
According to media reports, according to sources, the government will now get a fresh lottery. Along with this, it has also been decided to allot composite shops here like Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and other states. The shopkeeper will have to keep 10 percent more liquor in stock last year than the shop’s monthly revenue. Along with this, it will also have to be consumed. Through the new excise policy, the state government has targeted to raise revenue of Rs 55000 crore. This is 4000 crores more than last time. It will have an annual fee of Rs 25 lakh for renewal of licenses of premium retail shops. No person, firm or company will be able to get more than two licenses.
These are the rates of shops
License fees for liquor shops in the cabinet have also been fixed. Gautam Buddha Municipal Development Authority, Ghaziabad, Agra, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow Municipal Corporations 65,000, 90,000 for Composite Shop, 90,000 for Model Shop, one lakh for Model Shop, Category One Except one, other municipal boundary outside the border of municipal corporations Till a fee has been fixed for Desi, 60,000, Composite 85,000, Model Shop 90,000, Desi 50,000 in Nagar Panchayats, Composite 65,000, Model Shop 70,000, Desi 40,000 in Rural Area, Composite 55,000 and Model Shop for Rs 60,000.
Alcohol will become expensive from April
Changes in license policy and increase in fees can cause a major setback to alcohol enthusiasts in Uttar Pradesh. It is being speculated that this policy of the government may increase the prices of liquor.