Looking at the lukewarm interest from bars and restaurants for micro-breweries, thefinance departmenthas reduced excise duty from Rs 60 per bulk litre to Rs 40.

For the first time, in the excise policy for 2021-22, the government had allowed setting up of micro-breweries in the state.

But according to the , two restaurants have already started setting up the breweries inJaipur city. While the government included in the policy of giving licences for micro-breweries, bars and restaurant have not shown interest.

There are many cities in India where micro-breweries are operating, offering beer freshly brewed with different flavours and concoctions. In some cities, the freshly made beers are also supplied to other bars and restaurants.

Being a tourist state, micro-breweries could be a new attraction for the tourists. But it is yet to take off right now.