HYDERABAD: The liquor shop licence draw for the 2025–27 excise period concluded smoothly across Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts on Monday. District collectors supervised the transparent lottery process for allotting retail liquor shop licences under the new excise policy.
Hyderabad District Collector Hari Chandana Dasari conducted the draw for 97 shops in Secunderabad, while Additional Collector G Mukunda Reddy oversaw 82 shops in the Hyderabad division. Hari Chandana said 6,223 applications were received — 3,201 for Hyderabad and 3,022 for Secunderabad — for a total of 179 outlets, fetching `185 crore in application revenue.
She said the entire process was transparent, conducted through a token-based lottery in the presence of applicants, with video and photo documentation.
In Rangareddy, collector Narayana Reddy conducted the draw for 138 shops in Saroornagar, while Additional Collector Srinivas handled the Shamshabad division. In Medchal, collector Mikkilineni Manu Chowdary and Additional Collector Radhika Gupta supervised draws for 118 and 88 shops in Medchal and Malkajgiri, respectively.
A total of 6,063 applications were received for Medchal and 5,168 for Malkajgiri. Excise Deputy Commissioner Anil Kumar Reddy and other officials monitored the process.
Applications for 19 liquor shops to be accepted again from today
Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise department will issue a notification on Tuesday for the allotment of 19 liquor shops across several districts in the state. Applications will be accepted from October 28 to November 1, and the draw for licence allotment will be held on November 3. According to excise authorities, the allotment covers seven shops in Asifabad, six in Adilabad, two in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, three in Shamshabad excise district and one in Sangareddy. The department decided to reopen applications for these 19 outlets after receiving fewer-than-expected entries in the earlier round. Prohibition and Excise Commissioner Hari Kiran has directed district excise officials to make necessary arrangements for receiving and processing applications.