The Government of Punjab on October 25, 2023, issued the Punjab Liquor Licence (Chandigarh 2nd Amendment) Rules, 2023, to further amend the Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956.
The following has been stated:
• In rule 27, in clause (4), which specifies the procedure for grant of retail sale licence of country liquor (l-14A) and indian made foreign liquor (L-2):
Under the heading (C) Quota of Liquor, for sub-clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:
The total Basic Quota of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, Imported Foreign Liquor (Bio Brands i.e. Whisky) and Country Liquor of the licensing units mainly will be in proportion to the Reserve Price of the licensing unit. However, keeping in view the less demand for the Country Liquor in Category 'A' shops (where the sale of IFL is more) and Imported Foreign Liquor in Category 'B' shops (where the sale of Country Liquor is more), the basic quota of the Imported Foreign Liquor (Bio Brands i.e. Whisky) and Country Liquor are suitably rationalized as per Annexure 'B'. Further, it is hereby clarified that 22 liquor vends have been identified as Category 'A' Shops based on the sale of IFL(Bio Brands i.e. Whisky) and Country Liquor, where the quota of IFL (Bio Brands i.e. Whisky) & Country Liquor have been rationalized, are vend code nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 37, 44, 45, 46, 58, 59, 77 & 78. Similarly, 20 liquor vends have been identified as Category 'B' Shops based on the sale of IFL (Bio Brands i.e. Whisky) & Country Liquor, where the Quota of IFL (Bio Brands i.e. Whisky) & Country Liquor have been rationalized, are vend code nos. 53, 55, 56, 60, 62, 67, 72, 75, 79, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94 and 95. In the remaining shops i.e. Category 'C' Shops, the quota for these shops is distributed in proportion to the Reserve Price of the licensing unit.
They shall come into force at once.
For further details, kindly refer to the document attached.
[Notification No E & T/ETO(X)-2023/12395]
