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About a week after relaxing the liquor consumption norms for the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) area in Gandhinagar, the Cheif Minister Bhupendra Patel-led government on Saturday announced a set of rules which will be applicable for hotels, clubs, or restaurants desiring to serve liquor and their consumers. 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".

To get a liquor licence for the "wine and dine" facility, one will have to pay Rs 1 lakh per annum and a Rs 2 lakh security deposit. The guidelines also mentioned that the licensee shall serve liquor for consumption in the approved "Wine and Dine" facility area only.

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"The licence can be issued for a period of one to five years initially. Subsequently, it can be renewed for up to five years at a time. The fees for the F.L.-III licence shall be Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) only per annum and the security deposit shall be Rs 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh) only," the notification read. "The licensee/Liquor Access Permit/ Temporary Permit holder shall comply with the provisions of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949," it added.

These permissions will be issued to those who have attained 21 years of age. The guidelines also specify that Recommending Officers must prepare a list of employees desiring to get LAP and send the list to the Authorised Officer.

"The Authorized Officer shall send the approved list to Authorized Person(s); Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise and Recommending Officer. The Authorized Officer shall issue Liquor Access Permit cards on the basis of the approved list of employees and send the same to the Recommending Officer," it said.

Similarly, for visitors, the Recommending Officer shall prepare a list of visitor(s) desiring to obtain a temporary permit. It stated that in the wine and dine area, such visitor(s) must be accompanied by one Liquor Access Permit holder of the concerned firm, organisation, or unit.

Earlier on December 22, the Gujarat government approved the sale and consumption of alcohol in some form in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) area.

(With ANI Inputs)