Telangana’s Excise Department has received 8,771 applications for 41 new bars across the CURE jurisdiction up to the Outer Ring Road limits and other urban local bodies, generating ₹87.71 crore in application revenue, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle.
The applications cover 14 proposed bars within the CURE jurisdiction and 27 bars across municipal corporations and municipalities. The figures provide an early indication of the uneven demand for new liquor outlets across Hyderabad’s metropolitan area and smaller urban centres in the state.
Of the total applications, 4,252 were submitted for the 14 bars located within the Greater Hyderabad, Malkajgiri and Cyberabad jurisdictions. The remaining 4,519 applications were received for 27 bars in urban bodies elsewhere in Telangana.
Within the wider Hyderabad-linked area, two bars in Moinabad attracted 664 applications, while 279 applications were received for a proposed bar in Chevella, near Future City. Other reported figures included 225 applications for two bars in Yellampet, 112 for two bars in Muduchintalapalli, 112 for Gaddapotharam in Sangareddy district, 287 for two bars in Gummadidala and 127 for Kohir.
The department’s figures also show substantial variation among smaller towns and municipalities. A bar in Asifabad received 207 applications, while Aliabad, within the Quthbullapur Excise Superintendent limits, received 201. Ashwaraopeta in Bhadradri Kothagudem recorded 357 applications and Kalluru in Khammam received 325. The report said Mahbubnagar received 78 applications, Makthal 38, Devarakadra 90 and Maddur 58.
Further applications were reported from Bodhan in Nizamabad, Bichkunda in Kamareddy, Kodangal and Pargi in Vikarabad, Narsampet in Warangal Rural, Station Ghanpur, Kesamudram in Mahabubabad and Mulugu in Jayashankar Bhupalpally. The reported counts were 19, 90, 27, 36, 131, 349, 331 and 376, respectively.
The distribution places the excise process within the administrative geography of Telangana’s growing urban network, where licensing decisions span major metropolitan jurisdictions, municipalities and smaller urban centres. The application revenue of ₹87.71 crore represents the amount generated through the application process, while the report does not provide details of the number of licences ultimately to be issued, the selection schedule or the next administrative steps.
The Excise Department’s figures, as reported, therefore capture demand at the application stage rather than the final number of operational bars. Further details on scrutiny, allotment and licensing will determine how many of the 41 proposed locations proceed to the next stage.
