INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The approval was granted by the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Yogi AdityanathThe Uttar Pradesh government has given its approval to
the Excise Policy 2021-22, expecting revenue to jump by Rs 6,000 crore during the fiscal
The approval was granted by the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
The cabinet meeting took place on Saturday night
"To provide good quality liquor at economic prices, UP Made Liquor (in Tetra-pack and of 42.8 per cent strength only) made from Grain ENA,
shall be sold at an MRP of Rs 85 through country liquor shops
Integrated Supply Chain Management System (IESCMS) shall be implemented by computerizing the various processes of the department.The system
of sale of liquor in retail shops using PoS machines shall be implemented in 2021-22," the state government said in a statement on Saturday
The Excise Policy got clearance of the UP Cabinet hours after five people died and 16 others hospitalised after allegedly consuming spurious
liquor in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district on Friday
The authorities have suspended four policemen and removed three senior Meerut zone excise officials from their post for laxity
An excise inspector and three other members of the department have also been suspended.Police have also arrested the main accused,
As against expected revenue Rs 28,340 crore in 2020-21, the expected revenue for 2021-22 is Rs 34,500 crore, the statement said
Renewal of country liquor, foreign liquor, beer, bhang retail shops and model shops permitted for 2021-22
Due to situation arising out of Covid-19, the period April 2020 to June 2020 shall be excluded in determining the renewal criteria,
according to the new policy
To promote production of wine within the state, wine made out of locally produced fruits shall be exempted from excise duty for a period of
Vintners shall be allowed retail sale of wine
Wine Tavern shall also be allowed in its premises, the policy said.The sale of Low Alcoholic Beverages (LAB) shall be allowed in foreign
liquor retail shops, model shops and premium retail vends in addition to beer shops
The excise duty on beer is reduced and the shelf life of beer will be 9 months, it added
Premium retail vends shall be permitted at airports
Wine tasting facility and sale of drinking accessories shall be allowed at premium retail vends.A special campaign will be launched to
create awareness to the public on the ill effects of drinking and responsible drinking, the statement said
The campaign will mainly focus on --- under age drinking, drunken driving and responsible consumption
Rupees one crore will be earmarked for this campaign, it added.To promote ease of doing business, brand registration, label approval, bar
and micro-brewery licences will have the option to be renewed up to 3 years instead of requiring approvals every year, the New Excise Policy
Advance storage of foreign liquor, beer and wine for the year 2021-22 will be allowed from February 15
Also, to ensure availability of liquor during the beginning of the year, rollover process of residual stock on March 31 for next year is
simplified and there will be no roll over fee for carrying forward of these stocks.Keeping in view the festival of Holi, the renewed country
approval process for exports to other states and countries simplified
Keeping in view the complex process of trade mark registration and the time taken, brand registration will be permissible on submission of
proof of filing of application for trademark registration, the state government said.At present, the strength of alcohol is being measured
To promote use of technology in monitoring of production processes, the use of digital alcohol meters certified/ calibrated by NABL will be
mandatory in laboratories of the department and in distilleries.The sugar mills and distilleries in the state shall install mandated modern
electronic devices before December 31, 2021
permissible in mono-cartons
The provision that no liquor shop shall be opened within 5 kilometers of the border of another district, without the consent of the
collector of both the districts will be done away with, the policy said
The power for renewal of micro-brewery licenses shall be delegated from Excise Commissioner to District Collector
