Uttar Pradesh The government has approved its new excise policy for the financial year 2025-26. In the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state has set an ambitious revenue target of Rs 55,000 crore, which is Rs 4,000 crore more than the previous year. Many significant changes have been made in the new excise policy of Uttar Pradesh, including ‘joint liquor shops’, where beer, liquor and wine will be sold in one place. At the same time, all liquor shops in the state will be operated through e-lottery system. Under the new rule, it is also allowed to open bar and luxury retail outlets in IT and ITES installations larger than 20,000 square meters in development authorities or industrial areas. Apart from this, like beer, wine can now be sold in the compartment under the new policy.
Emphasis on sale of liquor made in UP
The e-lottery system has been resumed after seven years. Uttar Pradesh New Excise Policy purpose, apart from opening ‘composite shops’ for liquor sale, allowing farmers’ income and local entrepreneurship and state-based winery allowed to open a shop in every district to sell products made from local fruits. Have to give. Two factory to make liquor in the state is opening in one Muzaffarnagar and the other in Bareilly, which will make wines as a raw material using local fruits like guava and mangoes, which will be sold in these shops opened in every district. It aims to promote farmers’ income and local entrepreneurship by enabled to operate a shop in each district to sell the state -owned winery made from local fruits.
Home bar process was simplified
The new excise policy has made a change in the policy for enthusiasts who keep alcohol in the house and home bars. The new policy makes the process of obtaining individual residence licenses easier that allows people to buy, transport and store liquor beyond retail limit for personal use. The annual fee for this permit will be ₹ 11,000, as well as an additional security deposit of ₹ 11,000. In Noida, Ghaziabad, Agra and Lucknow, only low -alcohol bar and premium retail vend have been opened to serve beer and wine.
No separate shop for beer
Beer earlier required separate licenses, but the updated policy excise policy would have composite shops to sell foreign liquor, beer and wine together. However, drinking alcohol in the premises will not be allowed in these shops. Additionally, the premium retail shop license will be renewed at an annual fee of ₹ 25 lakh, in which the licensing fee will remain stable from the previous year. No one can run monopoly in the market, so no company can keep more than two licenses.
60 ml and 90 ml bottles will be found
Under the new excise policy, premium brand liquor shops will be banned from operating inside multiplexes or malls, but such store officials can be installed at airport terminals, metro stations and railway stations with no objection certificates from such store authorities. Are. In addition, for the first time 60 ml of foreign liquor and 90 ml bottles will be sold. The main entrance of the shops has also been removed to be inside the building.
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