Amendment in provisions of the Haryana Excise Policy for the year 2017-18approved.

Chandigarh September 13: Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved the amendment in provisions of the Haryana Excise Policy for the year 2017-18.
As per the amendment a licensee who has not established all his allowed vends or sub vends may be allowed to establish vends or sub vends at locations alongside National Highways or State Highways in Municipal areas on payment of additional fee. The number of new establishments will be subject to maximum limit prescribed in the Excise Policy.
The additional license fee for shifting or establishing each liquor vend or sub vend have been fixed at the rate of 30 per cent of average of the license fee of one vend in the zone for remaining period. The quantum of additional license fee, therefore, would be in proportion to the license fee of a zone. The bars, pubs, clubs, licenses in banquets except L-2, L-14A, composite liquor vends and their sub vends will be allowed to establish or renew their licenses alongside national or state highways in Municipal areas without payment of any additional license fee.
It is expected that the State may get additional revenue of Rs 20 crore on account of license fee, duty and VAT. It is expected that additional revenue of Rs 25 crore will be received from liquor vends that may get shifted to places along national and state highways.
This change in policy is following the order of the Supreme Court of July 2017 lifting the ban on setting up of bars and liquor shops along highways in urban areas. It was clarified that number of vends or sub vends will not increase beyond the number already permitted in Excise Policy of March 2017.