The Government of Haryana notifies the Haryana Liquor License (Second Amendment) Rules, 2020
The Amendment prescribes that a licensed retail liquor outlet must not be established at a distance of less than 150 meters from the main gate of a recognized school/college/main bus stand and a place of worship. Prior to this amendment, a retail liquor outlet could not be established within a distance less than 100 meters in rural areas and 50 meters in urban areas from the main gate of a recognized school/college/main bus stand and a place of worship. Furthermore, the Amendment has revised the manner in which deposits of security amount equal to 20% of the annual license fee of the Zone of Vends are distributed and carried out. The amendment has changed the schedule for the lifting of the annual quota on a quarterly basis by specifying the period of each quarter and prescribing the basic quota percentages for each quarter. The amendment does away with the prior schedule. However, the cumulative quota remains unchanged.
