Take permanent licence to serve liquor, excise department to tell restaurants

Time of India

18 hours ago

Noida: Excise officials in Noida and Ghaziabad have been directed to encourage restaurants and venues using occasional bar licences to shift to permanent licences. Noida issues around 400-500 occasional bar licences every month, while Ghaziabad sees 200-300 of these in the same duration.
At a review meeting on Monday, chaired by UP excise commissioner Adarsh Singh at Shakti Sadan Guest House in Noida, officials were directed to encourage eatery owners to make this shift for better revenue collection.
"These FL-11 category licences are typically availed by restaurants that do not have the required NOCs from other departments like the local authority or the fire department and hence do not have a permanent bar licence, but want to serve liquor to customers on specific days.
Under the new UP excise policy, each occasional licence now costs Rs 33,000 for restaurants and can be issued only for a period of three consecutive days," said GB Nagar district excise officer Subodh Kumar.
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The excise commissioner asked officials to monitor such licences closely and make efforts to convert them into permanent ones, citing regulatory efficiency and better revenue collection. "All excise inspectors must ensure area-wise monitoring of FL-11 licences and encourage eligible establishments to apply for permanent bar licences as per the rules," he said during the meeting.
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The cost of a permanent bar licence is Rs 15 lakh per annum.
"In cases where there are such restaurants which have NOCs from other departments and still are running on occasional licences to serve liquor, they have been asked to apply for a permanent bar licence," said Rakesh Tripathi, excise inspector in Ghaziabad.
Others in attendance at the meeting include the joint excise commissioner of Meerut zone, deputy excise commissioner of Meerut division, district excise officers from GB Nagar and Ghaziabad, assistant excise commissioners posted at distilleries and breweries in Ghaziabad, and excise inspectors from both districts.
The commissioner also ordered strict checking of farmhouses located along the Haryana border and directed officials to intensify operations to curb the inflow of illegal liquor from neighbouring states. Officers were told to remain vigilant in border areas and take prompt action against violations.
To meet revenue targets, the Commissioner directed officials to maximise liquor supply indents through wholesale licences and district bonds.
Enforcement activities are also to be strengthened.
Later in the day, the excise commissioner and the GB Nagar district excise officer inspected two new licenced establishments in Sector 43 – the LAB (Low Alcoholic Beverage) Premium Retail Liquor Boulevard (FL-4D) and the MISS NORA restaurant bar (FL-7(1)) in Rcube Monad Mall. In Ghaziabad, the Excise Commissioner visited the Mohan Makin distillery in Mohan Nagar.