<p>Bars and restaurants in shopping malls and five-star hotels in the capital may soon be brewing beer for their patrons at micro units on their premises if an ambitious plan of the Delhi government goes through. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Quite like the use of micro brewery plants in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Pune, Delhi’s excise department is upbeat about allowing similar units in the capital – a move aimed at increasing the department’s revenue.<br /><br />According to a senior official in the capital, the excise department has sent the proposal to the finance department for reviving a proposal which had got the Delhi cabinet’s approval around two years ago.<br /><br />“We are now trying to revive the proposal which would generate revenue,” said the official.<br /><br />Setting up a micro beer plant requires a space of around 4,000 sq foot area and it costs around Rs 10 crore.<br /><br />“We have got some inquiries from Delhi hotels and pubs which have cited the example of similar units in Gurgaon,” said an official.<br /><br />Officials of the finance department said the entire process of seeking approvals for the project may be followed all over again.<br /><br />“After the Delhi cabinet’s approval earlier, the file was sent to the Central government’s urban development ministry. At that time, the government the the centre allowed setting up of a micro brewery only at the Delhi airport,” said an official.<br /><br />Official nod awaited<br /><br />Now that fresh inquiries are coming to the excise department from entreprenuers, the officials are seeking a nod from the Delhi government to revive the proposal for hotels and malls. “A letter will again have to be written to the Union government,” said the finance department official.<br /><br />Hotel entrepreneurs and leisure industry experts believe beer consumption in the country is much less as compared to other countries. <br /><br />“The micro breweries help prepare customised or flavoured beer for our patrons virtually in front of him or her,” said a pub owner from Gurgoan.<br /><br />Gurgaon, a Haryana town bordering Delhi and home to offices of multinational compnaies and upscale residential areas, already has eight micro breweries doing roaring business, he said.<br /></p>
<p>Bars and restaurants in shopping malls and five-star hotels in the capital may soon be brewing beer for their patrons at micro units on their premises if an ambitious plan of the Delhi government goes through. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Quite like the use of micro brewery plants in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Pune, Delhi’s excise department is upbeat about allowing similar units in the capital – a move aimed at increasing the department’s revenue.<br /><br />According to a senior official in the capital, the excise department has sent the proposal to the finance department for reviving a proposal which had got the Delhi cabinet’s approval around two years ago.<br /><br />“We are now trying to revive the proposal which would generate revenue,” said the official.<br /><br />Setting up a micro beer plant requires a space of around 4,000 sq foot area and it costs around Rs 10 crore.<br /><br />“We have got some inquiries from Delhi hotels and pubs which have cited the example of similar units in Gurgaon,” said an official.<br /><br />Officials of the finance department said the entire process of seeking approvals for the project may be followed all over again.<br /><br />“After the Delhi cabinet’s approval earlier, the file was sent to the Central government’s urban development ministry. At that time, the government the the centre allowed setting up of a micro brewery only at the Delhi airport,” said an official.<br /><br />Official nod awaited<br /><br />Now that fresh inquiries are coming to the excise department from entreprenuers, the officials are seeking a nod from the Delhi government to revive the proposal for hotels and malls. “A letter will again have to be written to the Union government,” said the finance department official.<br /><br />Hotel entrepreneurs and leisure industry experts believe beer consumption in the country is much less as compared to other countries. <br /><br />“The micro breweries help prepare customised or flavoured beer for our patrons virtually in front of him or her,” said a pub owner from Gurgoan.<br /><br />Gurgaon, a Haryana town bordering Delhi and home to offices of multinational compnaies and upscale residential areas, already has eight micro breweries doing roaring business, he said.<br /></p>
