The Government of Andhra Pradesh on November 22, 2023, issued a notification regarding the Excise Policy for the year 2023-24 in respect of retail liquor Shops.
The following has been stated: -
•The Government has an avowed policy of reduction in the consumption of alcohol levels in the State. In order to realize the objective, the Government has taken several proactive measures such as the removal of belt shops, dispensing with permit rooms, which are meant for the consumption of liquor in the vicinity of shops, removal of private persons from the retailing by shop, etc.
•Keeping in view the policy imperative and after careful examination of the proposals submitted by the Commissioner of Distilleries and Breweries & Managing Director, A.P. State Beverages Corporation Limited in the reference, it is decided that the APSBCL shall continue the retailing of IMFL& FL through the retail outlets subject to the provisions of A.P. Excise (Grant of license of selling by Shop and conditions of license) Rules, 2019.
•The license period of the Shops shall be one year as contemplated in A.P. Excise (Grant of license of selling by shop and conditions of license) Rules, 2019 for the year 2023-24 i.e., from October 01, 2023, to September 30, 2024.
•Accordingly, the following notification shall be published in an Extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated September 29, 2023.
The detailed notification is given in the document attached below.
[Notification No. G.O.MS.No.466]
