Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: About a week after relaxing the liquor consumption norms for the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT-City) area in Gandhinagar, the state Government issued a set of rules to be implemented for hotels, clubs, or restaurants desiring to serve liquor”>liquor and for their customers.
Any unit situated in GIFT City, desiring to obtain an FL-III licence shall apply to the Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise, Gandhinagar in Form “A”. After due verification, the Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise shall send the proposal with his recommendation, through the Director to the GIFT Facilitation Committee for an appropriate decision. After approval by the Committee, the Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise shall issue the licence in Form FL-III, the Government said in a Gazette notification on December 30.
The licensee shall serve liquour for consumption in the approved wine and dine facility area only. To get a liquor license for the wine and dinefacility, one will have to pay Rs 1 lakh per annum and a Rs 2 lakh security deposit.