The e-auction of bar licences in Tirupati city received a huge response in the online bidding process taken up by the Department of Prohibition and Excise. Smaller towns in Tirupati district also received bids for all the proposed outlets.
While in the Tirupati Municipal Corporation 31 applications were received for the 16 proposed bars, the highest bid amount received for an outlet was Rs.1.59 crore. Similarly, the emerging temple town of Srikalahasti also received five applications for three bars, of which the highest bid amount was Rs.41 lakh, while Rs.37 lakh was the larger figure out of the two bids received for one outlet in Puttur town. Under the ‘tourism resort’ category, the little town of Thondavada received only one bid for Rs.39 lakh.
