There was a significant rise in the number of aspirants applying for liquor shop licence for the excise year 2023-25 with close to one lakh applications received by the authorities till Friday afternoon.
As many as 98,958 applicants submitted their papers till 5 pm on Friday, the last day for applying for licence, for 2,620 outlets with more than 40 applications filed for each shop on an average. The process fetched the State Government close to ₹2,000 crore in the form of non-refundable deposit of ₹2 lakh for each application.
Shamshabad on the city outskirts registered the highest number of 8,409 applications followed by Saroornagar 8,263 and Nalgonda 6,134. The lowest number of 657 applications was received in Nirmal, Adilabad (781), Asifabad (846) and Wanaparthy (989). Applications in Hyderabad circle were numbered at 2,331 and Secunderabad 2,289 till information last came in.
