According to the sources, the file was received by the DDA in December and the decision has been taken almost after eight months.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the much-awaited setting up of microbreweries in the capital. The proposal which was put up in a meeting of Friday allows any restaurants to set up microbrewery up to 500 litres/day.
The capital, so far, does not have a single microbrewery and the residents have to b travel all the way to Gurugram to meet the thirst. According to the sources, the file was received by the DDA in December and the decision has been taken almost after eight months.
"The proposal is to facilitate setting up of Microbreweries upto 500 L per day capacity in restaurant / hotel/ club subject to installation of on-site waste water treatment facility and adherence/compliance to related NOC/licenses required. This will be placed in public domain for inviting objections/suggestions," the authority stated in its statement.
The lieutenant Governor had given his in-principle approval to microbreweries in the city late last year, omitting them from the "prohibited" activities in Master Plan of Delhi (MPD). It was felt that a microbrewery, unlike an industrial unit, was a small set-up and was, therefore, not a polluting facility. The excise department said the possibility of pollution due to residues at microbreweries producing up to 500 litres of beer a day had been assessed and determined not to be the cause of pollution.
According to the sources, after the approval from DDA, the excise department will speed up the process. While the decision to allow microbreweries was taken three years ago by Delhi government, the delay in implementation forced many who had applied for a licence to shift base, mainly to Gurgaon where most of the National Capital Region's beer brewing facilities are installed.
Excise data shows that beer is in big demand in summer, with restaurants often facing a shortage of the sought-after beer brands. Realising the revenue potential, Delhi government changed policy to allow microbreweries in the capital, but only in December did the LG approve of it after such installations were moved out of the "prohibited" category of Delhi Development Authority's Master Plan 2021.
National Restaurant Association of India estimates the market in India for in-house brews at Rs 10,000 crore. However, investors will be careful, given that installing a brewery is expensive and requires around 1,000 square metres of space.
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