Document Type: Government Resolution (GR) / Administrative Order
Reference Number: GR No. MIS-1224/Pr.Cr.347/RAUSU-1
Issued By: Maharashtra Government, Home Department (गृह विभाग)
Date of Issue: 09 January 2025
Portal ID: 1237
Digital Signature Reference: 202501091104191729
Effective Date: From date of publication on www.maharashtra.gov.in
This Government Resolution constitutes a Study Committee/Task Force under the chairmanship of the Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Construction) Department to examine revenue enhancement measures and recommend new policies for increasing state revenue through State Excise Duty (State Production Duty — राज्य उत्पादन शुल्क). The Committee shall study excise manufacturing policies, licensing frameworks, tax collection practices in other Indian states, and examine policy proposals submitted by the State Excise Commissioner, Maharashtra. The Committee must submit its recommendations to the Government within 2 months of constitution.
Committee Name: Study Committee/Task Force for Revenue Enhancement through State Excise Duty (राज्य उत्पादन शुल्काच्या माध्यमातून महसूल वाढीसाठी अभ्यासगट/समिती)
Chairman: Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Construction) Department, Maharashtra Secretariat, Mumbai
| Sr. No. | Member | Designation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Construction) Department, Maharashtra Secretariat, Mumbai | Administrative Head | Chairman (अध्यक्ष) |
| 2 | Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Maharashtra Secretariat, Mumbai | Finance | Member (सदस्य) |
| 3 | Additional Chief Secretary, State Excise Duty, Maharashtra Secretariat, Mumbai | State Excise | Member (सदस्य) |
| 4 | Commissioner (State Taxes), Goods and Services Tax, Mumbai | GST Authority | Member (सदस्य) |
| 5 | Commissioner, State Excise Duty, Maharashtra State, Mumbai | State Excise Commissioner | Member-Secretary (सदस्य सचिव) |
Study and recommend measures based on:
Committee has autonomy to examine liquor manufacturing policies, licensing frameworks, and excise duty regimes of other Indian states — not limited to Maharashtra precedent.
Dual-track approach:
No extraordinary powers conferred — Committee is purely advisory; recommendations must be separately approved by Government.
Mandatory 2-month deadline — suggests urgency and Government's intention to implement revenue-enhancing reforms before end of fiscal year (if issued in January).
High-level composition — inclusion of Finance and GST Commissioner indicates this is a revenue-focused policy review, not routine administrative order.
Scope is limited to State Excise Duty & Alcohol Policy — does not extend to other excise categories (petroleum, tobacco, etc.), though GST Commissioner's inclusion suggests alignment with indirect taxation.
No specific license types mentioned — but all existing and future license categories (FL-I through FL-IV, CL-I through CL-III, Toddy, Neera, manufacturing permits) may be subject to policy changes arising from Committee recommendations.
Digital signature verification required — Order must be verified using reference code 202501091104191729 on official portal.
This GR is issued under the constitutional authority vested in the Governor of Maharashtra under Article 156 read with the Executive Business Rules of the Government of Maharashtra. It establishes an ad-hoc committee for policy formulation in the State Excise domain, which falls under the concurrent list (List II, Item 51 of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution — "Intoxicating Liquors").
This is a policy/administrative order — it does not impose fees, does not establish new license types, and does not require submission of forms from license applicants. It is an internal Government directive establishing a committee.