OFFICE
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION & EXCISE: AP., HYDERABAD
Cr. No:11565/2010/CPE/El Dated:
31-08-2012
Sub: Prohibition and Excise Department
- Grievances of tappers - Meeting held by the Hon'ble Minister for Prohibition
& Excise - Grant of addl. Counters under TFT / Grant of new toddy shops - Certain
instructions - issued Reg.
Ref: Meeting held by Minister for
Prohibition & Excise with Prl. Secretary and Representatives of Toddy
tappers, Dated; 07-08-2012.
The attention of the all the District Collectors, Dy. Commissioners of Prohibition & Excise and the Prohibition ft Excise Superintendents in the State is invited to the reference cited. During a meeting with the Hon'ble Minister for Prohibition & Excise and the Hon'ble Minister for backward classes with the representatives of the tappers’ organizations on 07-08-2012. It was pointed out by the tappers representatives that certain delays were being experienced in the grant of new TCT/ TFT and also addl. counters under TFT. It was said that the earlier practice of grant of addl. counters at the district level should be restored and the tappers should not be made to wait till permission from head quarter was received.
In this connection, Rule 3 of the Toddy Rules 2007 says that the Commissioner shall be competent to fix the number of Toddy shops to be established in area, their location, assignment of trees for tapping having due regard to requirement, public order, health, and safety.
After fixing of the number by the Commissioner, it shall be notified by the District Collector in the District gazette and Collector may allotted to TCS or TFT.
Certain applications from the tappers are being received in this office for permission to be allotted to tappers under TCS/ TFT. Similar applications are being received in respect of inclusion in the existing TFTs also.
In this connection the right course of action as contemplated under the Rules and the practice followed earlier is as follows –
1. Establishment of new Toddy shop
In places where there are no toddy shops at present, the applicants shall be subjected to the routine tapping test, verification of nativity / residence / profession etc. and a formal proposal for the sanction of toddy shop in that place will be submitted by the Prohibition & Excise Superintendent to the Collector subject to availability of trees. A check memo designed for this purpose is enclosed herewith for the submission of proposals to Collector for approval. It shall be filled up after due enquiry, counter signed by the Dy. Commissioner and the proposal shall be submitted to the Commissioner by the Collector to establish a toddy shop the particular place. Commissioner may give sanction under Rule 3. A notification shall be given in the district gazette under Rule4 and the Toddy shop shall be allotted to the tappers under the TCS / TFT schemes.
2. Inclusion of eligible tappers under TFT in the existing toddy shops (Addl. counters)
Rule 47 of the Toddy Rules says that every licensee be allotted not less than 30 trees per tapper. However, if there are more tappers in a village and not, adequate trees, the available trees are divided among the eligible tappers. Certain applications are being received for grant of addl. counters in the same toddy shop which has a license already and some tappers are selling toddy. In these cases, there is no need for the sanction of the Commissioner. The applicants shall be subjected to the routine tapping test, verification of nativity / residence / profession etc. and a formal proposal for the sanction of toddy shop in that place will be submitted by the Prohibition & Excise Superintendent to the Collector subject to availability of trees. A check memo designed for this purpose is enclosed herewith for submission of proposal to Collector. It shall be filled up after due enquiry, counter signed by the Dy. Commissioner and the proposal shall be submitted to the Collector for grant of licenses and inclusion in the existing TFT as addl. Counters.
In order to ensure that genuine tappers are granted licenses, certain check memos have been prepared for adoption by the field officers. These check memos will be completely filled up by the Prohibition & Excise Superintendents, Counter signed by the Dy. Commissioners and after satisfying himself of the requirements the Collectors are authorized to issue addl. counters under TFT to eligible tappers.
All the pending applications received in this office are herewith returned to the Dy. Commissioners for necessary action at their end.
Encl: Check Memos
To,
Check Memo for the Grant of New Toddy Shop
1. Name of the Applicant with surname and Father Name:
2. Caste: SC/ST/BC/OC :
3. Nativity:
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Whether
native to the village by birth |
If
resident, no. of years of stay |
Whether
holding ration card (household card) |
Whether
included in voters list |
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Whether
dependent on tapping |
Whether
able to climb trees |
Date
tree / Palm tree |
Whether
able to demonstrate tapping |
Whether
Photograph taken |
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Village
name |
Revenue
village or hamlet |
Population |
Daily
consumption of toddy |
Distance
to nearest toddy shop |
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No.of
tappers in the village |
Total
quantity of toddy that can be sold every day |
Details
of ration in terms of dates |
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Total
no.of trees available (dates / palms) |
No
available for allotment (dates / palms) |
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Date
of test |
Test
conducted by |
Date
or Palm |
Rough
faces / smooth faces |
Whether
capable of bringing down pot from palm |
No.of
tappers passing the test |
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No.of
dates proposed |
No.of
palms proposed |
Total
yield from dates per day |
Total
yield from palms per day |
Total
yield of toddy per day |
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Total
population of the village
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Demand
of intoxicants per day |
Supply
of intoxicants including toddy / A4 |
Gap
if any |
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a) Is the society holding general
body meetings regularly?
b) Are the accounts of the society
audited regularly, for the last year?
c) Is the society viable?
d) Any cases of misappropriation,
embezzlement in the society?
Sd/- Sameer Sharma
Commissioner of Prohibition &
Excise
Check Memo for the Grant of Addl. Counter under TFT
1. Name of the Applicant with surname and Father Name:
2. Caste: SC/ST/BC/OC :
3. Nativity:
|
Whether
native to the village by birth |
If
resident, no. of years of stay |
Whether
holding ration card (household card) |
Whether
included in voters list |
|
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|
|
Whether
dependent on tapping |
Whether
able to climb trees |
Date
tree / Palm tree |
Whether
able to demonstrate tapping |
Whether
Photograph taken |
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Village
name |
Revenue
village or hamlet |
Population |
Daily
consumption of toddy |
Distance
to nearest toddy shop |
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No.of
tappers in the village |
No.of
existing TFT counters |
Total
quantity of toddy that can be sold every day |
Details
of ration in terms of dates |
Consumption
of ration during the last two years |
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Total
no.of trees available (dates / palms) |
No.
of trees already allotted (dates / palms) |
No
available for allotment (dates / palms) |
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Name
of the tapper |
Date
of test |
Test
conducted by |
Date
or Palm |
Rough
faces / smooth faces |
Whether
capable of bringing down pot from palm |
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No.of
dates proposed |
No.of
palms proposed |
Total
yield from dates per day |
Total
yield from palms per day |
Total
yield of toddy per day |
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Total
population of the village |
Demand
of intoxicants per day |
Supply
of intoxicants including A4 & Toddy |
Gap
if any |
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Sd/- Sameer Sharma
Commissioner of Prohibition &
Excise
