10,900 licences a year needed for an alcohol manufacturing unit, says Pahle India Foundation report on ease of doing business
Pointing out at the extent of over-regulation and over-licencing in the country’s alco-Bev the sector, a Pahle India Foundation Report on ease of doing business has said that an alcoholic beverages-manufacturing unit in a state is required to obtain over 10,900 licences in a year from different agencies. Alcohol beverages sector was part of the three sectors besides sugar and tourism chose for the study titled, “An Integrated Value Chain Approach to Ease of Doing Business: A Case Study of Sugar, Alco-Bev, and Tourism”. The objective of the study was to establish an integrated value chain approach to ease of doing business (EoDB) will lead to more quantifiable gains and better results for the states. The Pahle India Foundation report was launched by Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, in New Delhi recently. During the launch, Mr. Kant said: “The alco-Bev sector is important because the tourism sector and other sectors are impacted by it… This is a sector which can create a