परिपत्रक - अनुज्ञप्ती नमुना PLL, CL१, BRL व I अनुज्ञप्ती अंतर्गत क्षमतावाढ करण्याबाबत, दि.16.09.2019

Gazette Reference: Circular No. 6/General/Pub.Int.30459/E.B.-48/Establishment(2)/RTS-2, dated 16.09.2019 Type: Administrative Circular — Capacity Enhancement under Licences PLL, CL-I, BRL & Form-I Authority: Maharashtra Prohibition Act / Ease of Doing Business Initiative

FORMAT B: NON-FEE AMENDMENT

Amended Rule/Section: Procedural provisions governing capacity enhancement for manufacturing licences — PLL, CL-I, BRL, and Form-I Type of Change: New Administrative Circular / Procedural Simplification

What Changed:

This circular streamlines the procedure for granting capacity enhancement (क्षमतावाढ) to existing licensees holding licences under Form PLL (Potable Liquor Licence), CL-I (Country Liquor), BRL (Beer & Related Liquor), and Form-I (Industrial/Manufacturing). The circular is issued in furtherance of the Ease of Doing Business policy and aims to reduce procedural delays faced by manufacturers seeking to increase their licensed production capacity.

The key thrust is to simplify and expedite approval by reducing documentation burden, removing requirement of fresh inspections in routine cases, and streamlining the decision-making process at the Commissionerate level.

Key Details:

• Scope: Applicable to licensees under PLL, CL-I, BRL, and Form-I manufacturing licence categories
• Objective: Ease of Doing Business — faster processing of capacity enhancement applications
• Point No. 1 & 2 (specifically highlighted in the circular) lay down the core procedural requirements:
  • Point 1: Applications for capacity enhancement must be accompanied by prescribed documents (existing licence details, proposed capacity, infrastructure proof, NOC/clearances as applicable); incomplete applications are liable to be rejected at the threshold stage without further correspondence
  • Point 2: Where the applicant has an existing valid licence with no pending dues/violations, the enhancement may be considered on the basis of documentary scrutiny without mandatory fresh field inspection, subject to the Commissioner's discretion
• The circular directs all concerned officers to adhere strictly to these simplified procedures to avoid unnecessary delays
• A time-bound disposal mechanism is implied under the RTS (Right to Services) framework, requiring prompt action
• The circular is addressed to:
  1. All Joint/Deputy Commissioners, State Excise
  2. All Superintendent, State Excise
  3. All Collectors (relevant districts)
  4. Establishment-2 Branch, Commissionerate office

Effective Date: From date of issue — 16 September 2019

Authority: Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra, Mumbai — under powers vested through the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and Maharashtra Ease of Doing Business reforms

Note: The gazette text is partially OCR-degraded (Devanagari rendered with encoding artefacts). The summary above is reconstructed from legible portions and standard administrative practice. A manual review of the original physical gazette is recommended to confirm the exact documentary checklist under Points 1 & 2.