Gazette Reference: Circular No. EXCA/III/Comp-Stats/65-online services/2017, dated 27th October 2017 Type: Administrative Circular — Mandatory Online Services Implementation Authority: Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
Amended Rule/Section: Not a rule amendment — Administrative Circular issued under Commissioner's authority Type of Change: New Mandatory Directive / Operational Instruction What Changed: The Commissioner of State Excise had earlier issued a D.O. letter dated 18th July 2017 introducing online acceptance of applications for 13 categories of State Excise licences through the MahaOnline Services portal. Despite repeated instructions, Superintendents had not implemented the system for certain licence types. This circular now makes online application submission mandatory and explicitly bars offline applications from being entertained.
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Effective Date: 27th October 2017 (date of circular) Authority: Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai (Dr. Joshi)