Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Extends A4 Liquor Licence Renewal Deadline Again
Andhra Pradesh liquor shops are renewing their licences for the next excise year.
The government originally set September 21 as the deadline.
Shop owners asked for more time to pay fees and finish the paperwork.
The government then extended the deadline.
One report says the new deadline is September 22, while another says it is September 23.
There are 3,650 liquor shops included in the process.
The government had collected Rs 676 crore toward renewal tax and application fees.
Across all listed taxes, it had collected Rs 1,179.63 crore out of Rs 3,637.35 crore.
Andhra Pradesh has extended the A4 liquor shop licence renewal deadline after existing operators requested more time.
Reports differ on the revised deadline, citing September 22 and September 23, while the original deadline was September 21.
The state has notified 3,650 A4 liquor shops for the 2026-27 excise year.
Against a combined renewal RET and application-fee demand of Rs 933.44 crore, collections stood at Rs 676 crore.
Overall demand from renewal RET, annual RET and permit-room RET was Rs 3,637.35 crore, with Rs 1,179.63 crore collected.
- Who
- Existing A4 liquor shop operators and the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition and Excise Department.
- What
- The government extended the deadline for renewing A4 liquor shop licences for the 2026-27 excise year.
- When
- The original deadline was September 21; reports variously give the extended deadline as September 22 or September 23, with collections reported as of September 21 or Monday evening.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To give existing licensees additional time to complete the renewal process and pay the prescribed renewal and application fees.
- Notified shops
- 3,650 A4 liquor shops
- Original deadline
- September 21
- Reported extended deadline
- September 22 in one report and September 23 in another
- Renewal RET and application-fee demand
- Rs 933.44 crore
- Collected toward renewal RET and application fees
- Rs 676 crore
- Overall demand
- Rs 3,637.35 crore across renewal RET, annual RET and permit-room RET
- Overall collected
- Rs 1,179.63 crore
