The Government of Uttar Pradesh on January 21, 2026, issued the Uttar Pradesh Excise (Settlement of Licenses for Retail Sale of Country Liquor) (Nineteenth Amendment) Rules, 2025 to further amend the Uttar Pradesh Excise (Settlement of Licenses for Retail Sale of Country Liquor) Rules, 2002.
The following amendments have been stated:
• Rule 3 has been substituted with the following:
3. Settlement of licenses for retail sale (a) Subject to the provisions of these Rules and on payment of the requisite basic license fee and security amount, a retail shop for the sale of country liquor shall be settled or resettled by granting the license in favour of the applicant selected as per rule 10.
(b) The licence shall be granted a license in Form C.L.5-C for the retail sale of country liquor in such containers as approved by the Excise Commissioner from time to time for consumption both “On” and “Off” the premises.
(c) Licensee/salesman/distiller shall be responsible for the disposal of empty containers at the shop after consumption of liquor as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and as per any guidelines/ rules/directions issued by a Competent Authority or any Competent Court from time to time.
(d) Permission to sell beer in retail shops of country liquor which do not have any composite shop or model shop within a 3 km radius, can be granted on application by the licensee subject to fulfilment of the terms and conditions as may be specified by the State Government from time to time. If sale of beer is allowed at such country liquor shops, the licensee will be granted a license in form CL5CC. For the said purpose, the licensing authority shall publish a list of country liquor shops eligible for CL-5CC licenses in the district and applications from interested country liquor licensees shall be invited. Minimum Guaranteed Annual Revenue (MGR) will be fixed in relation to the sale of beer at such shops. This minimum guaranteed annual revenue will be specified by the State Government from time to time as a specific percentage of the average minimum guaranteed annual revenue of beer per composite shop in the district. This will be called as MGR (CL-Beer) which will be imposed additionally in the district. Additional license fee calculated as prescribed by the State Government, will be realized from such shops for permission to sell beer. Consumption of beer will be allowed at CL-5CC shops for which no additional fee will be charged. It will be mandatory to maintain the account of MGR (CL-Beer) and License Fee pertaining to sale of beer fixed for CL-5CC shops at every level. Security equivalent to 10 percent of the License Fee pertaining to sale of Beer for CL5CC shops will also be deposited additionally as per rules. The security provisions for country liquor will remain the same.
• Rule 6 has been substituted with the following:
6. Grant of Licence The license will be issued on payment of basic license fee and security amount within the time frame as specified by the Government from time to time and as per the provisions of these rules. The basic license fees shall be deposited preferably through an e-payment platform specified by the State Government and the security amount shall be deposited in the manner prescribed by the Excise Commissioner.
Before the grant of CL-5CC license, it will be mandatory for the CL-5C licensee to deposit the calculated license fee and security amount for the sale of beer as per the procedure determined by the State Government.
It will be mandatory for the licensee to submit the original solvency certificate of the requisite value or the property certificate in relation to the CL-5C license, issued by the authorized income tax valuer or a copy certified by any other Excise Officer in the office of the District Excise Officer of that district from where he has been granted the license.
[Notification No. 2043/X-License-59/Country Liquour/2025-26]
