New Bar Policy: Bar policies in all the states of the country are different. All the state governments decide the policy according to their own. Recently, news is coming that the Andhra Pradesh government has implemented the new bar policy. After which, the bidders have heaved a sigh of relief. Earlier, the full payment of the bar license fee had to be made. But the government has given the facility to deposit it in six installments.
Under the new policy of the state government, licenses will be given to 840 bars. Apart from this, 10 percent extra has been reserved for Geeta Karmikulu. This will also promote social equality and empowerment. At the same time, a discount of 50 percent has also been provided on the license fee for the reserved category.
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What is the decision on license fees in cities?
For information, let us tell you that the state government has made a huge cut in the bar license fees in the cities. According to the example, the bar license fee in Ongole has been reduced from Rs 1.4 crore to Rs 55 lakh. Thus, in Salur of Parvadatipuram Manyam district, this fee has been reduced from Rs 71 lakh to Rs 35 lakh. Now the bidders will be able to deposit this amount in 6 installments.
50 percent discount will be given on the license fee
Under the new policy, the application fee has been reduced from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. According to the government, this will promote healthy competition and will also stop tendencies like single-party or betting.
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The new fee structure has been fixed in such a way that bar operations get financial help in all areas. At the same time, the fee has been fixed at Rs 35 lakh in cities with a population of 50 thousand, Rs 55 lakh in cities with a population of 50 thousand to 5 lakh. In cities with a population of more than this, it has been fixed at Rs 75 lakh.
Know how much the application fee has been reduced
For information, let us tell you that the government has reduced the application fee from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Giving information in this regard, Prohibition and Excise Commissioner Nishant Kumar said that the allocation of bar licenses will be done through the lottery system so that transparency is maintained.