AP govt to issue bar licences at airports, except Tirupati

Andhra Pradesh government has issued an order on Saturday providing for the issuance of bar licences to the airports in the State.

Following a proposal, the Group of Ministers had reviewed the comparative inter-State position covering the States of Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, and Delhi T3, regarding operation of bar licences at airports, including the applicable licence fee structure, business hours, serving points and counters, etc.

The Group of Ministers gave recommendations, based on which, the Director, Excise & Prohibition, submitted proposals for grant of bar licences to airports (except Tirupati Airport) along with justification and requested to issue guidelines.

“After careful examination of the matter, the government has formulated the guidelines for grant of excise licences for airports (except Tirupati Airport),” the government order said.

Further, it is decided to make amendments to AP Excise (Grant of Licence of Selling by Bar and Conditions of Licence) Rules 2025 to implement the policy guidelines issued in this regard, the GO added.

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