Apply Online

1. Go to the online website. Link for site: Link
2. Click “Citizen Registration” option from citizen services mentioned on right side the screen.
3. Applicant should fill the form with correct details and click on “Submit” tab.
4. After successful registration, applicant can login to his/her account by clicking on “Citizen Login” option mentioned at right side of the home screen.
5. After login, applicant can click on “Apply for services” and then click on toddy tapping service.
6. Pay fees as mentioned below on this page.
7. Upload the documents as mentioned in “Required Documents” section on this page.
8. After all the verification by concerned authority, license will be issued to the applicant online.
   

Apply In-Person

1. Applicant can reach the nearest Excise Inspector of the area where the toddy tapping is to be done. Names and addresses of the respective Excise inspectors are mentioned in the “Office Locations and Contacts" on this page. Contact Link.
2. Application form can be obtained from the respective excise offices as mentioned in “Office Locations and Contacts” on this page.
3. The applicant must fill all the details in application form.
4. Complete the application form with correct details. Attach required documents as per "Required Documents" section mentioned on this page.
5. Submit the completed application form along with the supporting documents to the Excise Inspector as mentioned in "Office Locations and Contacts" on this page.
6. Pay fees as given below on this page.
7. The Excise Inspector and other approving authorities will verify the application and all the documents.
8. After all the verification, the license shall be issued thereof to the tapper.
   

Apply through Centres:

1. To apply through centres, the applicant has to visit the respective “CSC” centre. Please tap on the following link to locate the centre according to the respective district: link.
2. Make sure to have the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
4. The operator will process the application online.
5. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement.
6. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection if any, will be conveyed to the applicant through an SMS.
7. If verified, the permit or license will be hand delivered or sent through post to the address mentioned while applying in a stipulated period of time.

The documents required for successfully completing the procedure are as follows

• Identity Certificate(s) of Toddy Tapper(s)
• Address(s) and Photo(s) of Toddy Tapper(s), and specify whether permanent employee or not
• Possession Certificate / Land Tax Receipt of the land from where toddy is to be tapped
• Consent of the Land Owner from where toddy is to be tapped
• Document containing name of trees.
  

Deputy Excise CommissionerExcise Division Office
Fort, Attakulangra P.P.
Thiruvanathapuram-695023
Phone No.: 0471-2473149
E-mail: dectvpm.exc@kerala.gov.in
Names of the Excise department Officers Link

• No applicant is eligible for the privilege, if he is convicted for any offence or any other criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than three years.
• The applicants shall point out to the marking officer, the trees applied for marking, without any delay and if the trees are not pointed out even after due notice, the Deputy Commissioner of Excise in his discretion can cancel the licence if, already granted.
• No tapping should be done unless the trees have been marked and numbered.
• In the case of trees standing on reserved or unreserved forests, the permission of the authorities concerned should be produced with the applications.
  

• The Tree tax is Rs 50/- per sago and Rs 30/- per coconut per half year and Rs 15/- per Palmyra per year.
• The tree tax shall be remitted in lump for every half year.
• Licences to tap trees are issued for coconut and sago in terms of each half year ending with 30th September and 31st March and Kerala and in the case of palmyrah tree in terms of the financial year ending with 31st March.
• No rebate on tree tax can be allowed on any ground.
  

All license will be issued from 1" day of April to 31" day of March of each year.

Link to application form for Toddy Tapping form Link

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After all the formalities are completed by excise inspector, the license will be issued.

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• Before tapping, the trees have to be marked and numbered.
• No tree shall be tapped until the trees have been marked by the authorised officer provided that the Deputy Commissioner of Excise may, where he considers necessary to do so, permit applicants, to begin operations of tapping by issuing the on -time licence and marking of trees.
• Such tapping can be done only on the authority of a temporary licence granted by the Deputy Commissioner of Excise. The trees so tapped shall be only those trees mentioned in the application and not otherwise.
• Sweet toddy (Neera) tappers shall neither transport Neera to a toddy shop nor conduct sale of Neera.
• Only one tree tapping licence will be granted to an applicant, irrespective of the number of trees applied lor. The maximum number of trees that can be conveniently tapped by one licensee is as prescribed below, namely: -
  • Coconut - 20
  • Palmyrah - 20
  • Choondappana (Sago) - 10
    

Following information of both the parties and witness are required:
(a) Name and address of the toddy tapper.
(b) Name of the property in which the trees are situated as well as its registration number.
(c) Number of trees to be tapped.
(d) Name of the owner of the trees.

Toddy Tapping license grants the rights to the tappers to do toddy tapping without any offence. the toddy tappers after obtaining the license shall start to sell their products by wholesale method.

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