Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981
The Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, through Government Order Ms. No. 38, Home, Prohibition and Excise (VI-2), dated 25 June 2026, notified amendments made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu to the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981. The amendments replace the earlier privilege fee structure under rule 17(b), clause II with area-based fees and are deemed to have taken effect from 1 April 2026. The notification does not amend land ownership, land use or property registration requirements.
What the notification changes
The Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981 were notified by the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department under Government Order Ms. No. 38, Home, Prohibition and Excise (VI-2), dated 25 June 2026. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendments using powers under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937.
The amendments revise the fee provisions in rule 17(b), clause II. The earlier wording prescribed an annual privilege fee of Rs. 15,00,000 for Chennai City and Rs. 10,00,000 for other areas, together with a licence fee of Rs. 30,000 and an application fee of Rs. 10,000. That wording is replaced by a table containing five area categories.
Who is affected
The revised fees affect applicants and licence holders covered by rule 17(b), clause II of the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981. The applicable privilege fee now depends on whether the premises are in Chennai city, another corporation, a municipality or another area.
The notification does not describe any change to land classification, planning permission, title, ownership or property registration.
Fees under the revised table
The Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981 prescribe the following fees:
- Chennai city: application fee Rs. 10,000, licence fee Rs. 30,000 and privilege fee Rs. 30,00,000.
- Other corporations with population above 10 lakhs: application fee Rs. 10,000, licence fee Rs. 30,000 and privilege fee Rs. 25,00,000.
- Other corporations with population below 10 lakhs: application fee Rs. 10,000, licence fee Rs. 30,000 and privilege fee Rs. 20,00,000.
- Municipalities: application fee Rs. 10,000, licence fee Rs. 30,000 and privilege fee Rs. 15,00,000.
- All other areas: application fee Rs. 10,000, licence fee Rs. 30,000 and privilege fee Rs. 10,00,000.
Effective date
Government Order Ms. No. 38 states that the amendments are deemed to have come into force on 1 April 2026. The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary published the notification on 25 June 2026 as No. SRO A-12(f)/2026.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect the purchase or registration of land in Tamil Nadu?
The notification does not state any change to land purchase, ownership, land use or property registration. It changes fees under the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981.
What is the privilege fee for Chennai city?
For Chennai city, the privilege fee is Rs. 30,00,000. The application fee is Rs. 10,000 and the licence fee is Rs. 30,000.
How is the fee category for another corporation determined?
Corporations other than Chennai are divided by population. The privilege fee is Rs. 25,00,000 for corporations with population above 10 lakhs and Rs. 20,00,000 for corporations with population below 10 lakhs.
When did the revised fees take effect?
Government Order Ms. No. 38 states that the amendments are deemed to have taken effect from 1 April 2026, although the Gazette notification was published on 25 June 2026.
