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RULES SUPPLEMENT TO PART-II
EXTRAORDINARY
OF
THE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 07 ]
HYDERABAD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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REVENUE DEPARTMENT
(Excise-II)
AMENDMENTS TO THE TELANGANA EXCISE (REGULATION OF
DRAWAL AND SALES OF NEERA) RULES, 1969.
[G.O.Ms. No. 116, Revenue (Excise-II), 28th October, 2019.]
In exercise of the power conferred under Section 72 of the Telangana
Excise Act, 1968 (Act No. 17 of 1968), the Governor of Telangana hereby
makes the following amendments to the Telangana Excise (Regulation of
Drawal and Sales of Neera) Rules, 1969 issued in the Government Memo.No.
434/T-I/70, Revenue Department, Dated 13th May, 1970 and as amended
subsequently from time to time:-
AMENDMENTS
In the said Rules:
(1)
In rule 4 for sub-rule (1) and (2), the following shall be substituted
namely,-
G-481.
R.N.I.No. TELMUL/2016/73158
HSE No. 1051/2017-19.
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“(1)
No excise tree shall be tapped for drawing Neera without a licence
and no person shall possess or undertake any process for its
conversion into any other form of intoxicant without such licence.
The licence granted to Goud/Eediga community who are the members
of TFT/TCS/Co-operative palm jaggery society / Telangana Geetha
Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha or any other society of Goud/
Eediga community permitted by the Government for sale of Neera for a
peridod of ten years, such licence may be renewed after expiry of the period
of licence for a further period of ten years as prescribed by Commissioner of
Prohibition & Excise. No Neera licence can be converted into toddy licence
for sale of toddy.
(2)
Every application for the grant of licence for tapping of excise
trees for drawing Neera by TFT/TCS/Co-operative palm Jaggery
Society/Khadi and Village Industries Board in Co-operative sector/
Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha who
belongs to Goud/Eediga community or any other society of Goud/
Eediga community permitted by the Government shall be in Form
No.3 and affixed with a court fee stamp of Rs.10/- (Rupees ten
only) and shall not transferable.”
(2) In rule 5, for sub-rule (2) and (3), the following shall be substituted namely,-
“(2) Neera may also be sold to the industries set up by the Telangana
Khadi and Village Industries Board in co-operative sector/Co-
operative Palm Jaggery Societies/BC Corporation/Telangana
Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha or any other
society permitted by the Government for the prupose of use as a
raw material for preparation of non-alcoholic beverages and by-
products.
(3)
Neera may also be sold as soft drink in retail by licensee at the
counters/established Neera parlours shall be permitted by the
Commissioner or Officers authorized in manner prescribed by the
Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise within notified area of the
TFT/TCS/Co-operative Palm Jaggery Society/Telangana Khadi
and Village Industries Board in Co-operative sector / BC
Corporation/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema
Samstha/any other society permitted by the Government. TFT/
TCS/Co-operative palm jaggery society/Telangana Khadi and
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Village Industries Board in co-operative sector/ BC Corporation /
Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha/
any other society permitted by the Government may set up Neera
Parlours at any other specified places within the limits of any
municipal areas/notified tourism places as prescribed by
Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise.”
(3)
For rule 6, the following shall be substituted namely,-
“6.
Manufacture of palm jaggery, palm sugar or any other similar
products:-
(1)
Any TFT/TCS/Co-operative palm jaggery society or any palm
sugar factory set up by the Telangana Khadi and Village Industries
Board/ BC Corporation/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika
Sankshema Samstha/any other society permitted by the
Government may apply to the Officers authorized by Commissioner
having jurisdiction for permission to manufacture palm jaggery,
palm sugar or any other similar product from Neera with prior
approval of the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise to grant
such permission.
(2)
Every application for grant of permission referred to in sub-rule
(1) shall be in Form No. 1 and affixed with a court fee stamp of
Rs.10/- (Rupees ten only).”
(4)
rule 7 shall be deleted.
(5)
for rule 9, the following shall be substituted namely,-
“9.
Reservation and allotment of trees for tapping:-
(1)
Commissioner or any Officer authorized by him in this behalf
may permit TFT/TCS within allotted and notified topes of excise
trees or reserve tope for drawal of Neera and allot such reserve
topes to co-operative palm jaggery society/Telangana Khadi and
Village Industries Board/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika
Sankshmema Samstha / any other society permitted by the
Government.
(2)
Each TFT/TCS/Palm Jaggery Society/Telangana Geetha
Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema samstha / any other society
permitted by the Government holding permission for the drawal
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of Neera shall be attached to tap from such number of trees as
the Commissioner/authorized Officer deems necessary out of the
topes referred to in sub-rule (1). The allotment of trees in respect
of each such shall be fixed with reference to the members in
each society, the production and marketing of palm Jaggery and
its annual turnover, Excise trees to any such society may, as far
as possible, be allotted in the area lying in its close proximity.”
(6)
In rule 11, for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted namely,-
“(2)
Neera shall be drawn before Sunrise and after Sunset.”
(7)
rule 12 shall be deleted.
(8)
In rule 15, for sub-rules (1), (2) & (3) the following shall be substituted
namely,-
“(1)
The licence is liable for suspension or cancellation in the event of
breach of conditions or the rules or the commisison of any offence
under the Act either by the licensee or any other person in his
employment or working on his behalf and the licensee or such
other person shall also be liable for prosecution under the Act.
(2)
(A) Adulteration is prohibited:- Neera which is sold under the
licence shall not be adulterated with any substances as defined in Excise Act
and toddy rules and the licensee shall not keep any material injurious to health
within the premises of the shop;
(B) Cancellation of licence:- In case licencee of Neera found
indulging in adulteration, action will be initiated as per Excise Act & toddy
rules in vogue.”
SOMESH KUMAR,
Special Chief Secretary to Government.
Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at
Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.