No government liquor stores in Delhi, announces Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Sisodia also announced that the legal age to drink in the national capital will now be 21.

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New Delhi: The Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday (March 22, 2021) announced that there will be no government liquor stores in the national capital. Sisodia also said that no new liquor shops will be opened in the national capital and informed that none have been opened since 2016.

He informed that the legal age to drink in Delhi will now be reduced to 21. 

"Running the liquor stores is not the responsibility of the government, stated Sisodia. 

केजरीवाल सरकार ने लिकर माफिया से छेड़ी जंग !

दिल्ली की Excise Policy में किए महत्तवपूर्ण बदलाव:

दिल्ली में बेनामी शराब की दुकाने होंगी बंद

अब दिल्ली में सरकार नहीं चलएगी शराब की दुकान

“शराब की दुकान चलाना सरकार की ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं ”- Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/teaWDXPzbw — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 22, 2021

Delhi Cabinet has approved New Excise Policy:

Permissible drinking age lowered to 21, at par with Noida, UP.

Age-gating to be strictly implemented - Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/aN1DnoVjWt — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 22, 2021

Earlier, the legal age to drink in Delhi was 25.

"A bidding process will be conducted soon. We have decided not to increase the prices," Delhi deputy CM added.

He stated that the government will ensure that there is no open drinking in the market areas or near wine shops.

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2000 illegal दुकानें चल रही है- इसको रोकने के लिए है ये POLICY- Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/GsD29epyrY — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 22, 2021

"We have prepared for some major changes in the new excise policy which will be announced soon. We are expecting that with the new excise policy, the Delhi government will witness an uptick in revenues," Sisodia said.

On the decision, the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal expressed, "Excise reforms announced today will act as a major blow to the liquor mafia in Delhi. The mafia will do everything to obstruct these reforms. AAP government has ended mafia raj in many sectors like education, water, elect, health etc. We are committed to reforming this sector too."

Excise reforms announced today will act as a major blow to liquor mafia in Del. The mafia will do everything to obstruct these reforms. AAP govt has ended mafia raj in many sectors like education, water, elect, health etc. We r committed to reforming this sector too https://t.co/pbk1NnfhO2

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 22, 2021