Adityanath govt allows setting up of micro breweries for tourism, jobs

Annual license fee for micro breweries hiked from Rs 25,000 fixed in 1974 to Rs 2.5 lakh along with renewal fee; production capped at 600 litres a day, 210,000 litres a year

In order to boost tourism and create fresh employment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government gave its nod on Tuesday for setting up of micro breweries in hotels, pubs and resorts.

A micro brewery is a small unit that produces limited quantities of beer for captive consumption, and is found mostly in establishments such as hotels and restaurants located in tourist hotspots.

The state cabinet meeting chaired by the CM cleared the proposal of amending the UP Brewery Rules 1961 with UP Brewery (6th Amendment) 2019 to incorporate relevant changes to facilitate the setting up of micro breweries.