Overview
- Applications will be accepted from September 26 to October 18 with selection by draw of lots on October 23.
- Forms must be submitted in person at designated excise offices, not by post or email, with an immediate receipt and lottery entry pass issued.
- Each application requires a ₹3 lakh demand draft or challan drawn in favor of the District Prohibition and Excise Officer, with the government targeting roughly ₹6,500 crore from fees.
- Reservations earmark 15% of shops for the Goud community, 10% for Scheduled Castes, and 5% for Scheduled Tribes, with caste certificates due with the application or by November 15 with an undertaking.
- RSET is tiered from ₹50 lakh per year in small villages to ₹1.1 crore in large cities, the first installment falls due October 23–24, and shops are slated to open December 1, 2025.