Overview

• The state is offering 2,620 A4 retail licences for the period from December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2027.
• Applications are fewer than the 132,324 filed in 2023 after the fee rose from ₹2 lakh to ₹3 lakh per application.
• The draw of lots is scheduled for October 23, the first instalment is due October 23–24, and selected shops are slated to open on December 1, 2025.
• Officials estimate at least ₹2,700 crore from application fees, feeding into a government target of nearly ₹6,500 crore from this licensing round.
• Applicants included entrants from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Karnataka with notable participation by women, and local reports flagged one woman said to have filed 150 applications.