Overview

• Authorities moved the application cutoff to October 23 at 5 pm due to closures over the long weekend, and shifted the draw to October 27 to be conducted by district collectors.
• As of Saturday night, 89,344 applications were recorded for 2,620 A4 licences statewide, generating nearly ₹2,700 crore in non-refundable fees.
• Officials expect an additional 10,000–15,000 applications by the new deadline, with application-fee revenue likely to exceed ₹3,000 crore.
• Overall filings are lower than the 1.32 lakh received in 2023 following the increase in the per-application fee from ₹2 lakh to ₹3 lakh.
• Applicants include out-of-state and women entrepreneurs, a single Andhra Pradesh applicant reportedly filed 150 applications, and reservations of 15% for Gouds, 10% for Scheduled Castes and 5% for Scheduled Tribes apply.