SHILLONG: The Meghalaya government has approved a proposal to hike license fees of different categories of alcohol outlets in the state to generate additional revenue of up to Rs 1.22 crore annually.
The cabinet approved the proposal to hike the license fees of bonded warehouses, bottling plants, retail shops and bars in view of the Rs 148-crore target set by the state finance department for the current fiscal, excise minister Abu Taher Mondal told reporters after a cabinet meeting.
"Last year, the target set for the department was to generate Rs 124.42 crore, and the total collection was Rs 129.12 crore," he said.
The annual license fees for bottling plants has been raised from Rs 1,10,000 to Rs 1,35,000 and license fees for Indian Made Foreign Liquor retail outlets was raised from Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000.
The excise minister also said license fees for bars have been approved to be raised from Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000.
The cabinet has also approved the service rules for three directorates of the education department.
The service rules have been approved by the cabinet for the directorate of higher and technical education (DHTE), the directorate of educational research and training (DERT) and the directorate of school education and literacy (DSEL).
Education minister R C Laloo said the approved rules will replace the office memorandum which the department followed. He expressed hope that the functioning of the education department would be smoothened in matters relating to promotions, filling up of vacancies and regulation of teachers' training in the state.
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