New Delhi. Under the new excise policy of the Uttar Pradesh government, beer and wine can now be sold in high-end malls as well. For this, FL-4D license will have to be taken from the Excise Department.
The annual fee for this license is Rs 6 lakh. This license will be given only to those malls which have multiplexes. In Noida, R-Cube Monad Mall of Sector-43 has also applied for a wine shop in this category. The FL-4D license is a cheaper alternative to the already existing premium FL-4C license. At present, only premium liquor shops can be opened in malls in Noida. But after the new policy, both premium and low-alcoholic shops can be opened in the same mall.
The FL-4D license has currently been implemented as a pilot project in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Agra and Lucknow. Based on its results, it can be started in other districts as well. This policy has been specially designed for small entrepreneurs and new business people so that they can enter the liquor retail business at a low cost. The annual fee for FL-4D license is ₹ 6 lakh. To open a wine and liquor shop, the size of the shop should be at least 500 square feet. Sale and consumption of beer and wine will not be allowed inside the cinema hall.
New license for restaurants
The Excise Department has also introduced FL-7(1) license for restaurants. Its annual fee is Rs 4 lakh. Under this, restaurants will be allowed to serve beer and wine. A restaurant in Sector 43 has also applied for a wine shop in this category. Soon the department will hold a meeting with the Noida unit of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and other hoteliers regarding this new policy so that people can be given complete information about it.
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