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Delhi government reduces legal drinking age, check what other changes have been made
New Delhi: The Delhi government recently announced that the legal age for purchasing or consuming alcohol has been lowered to 21 from 25 under its new excise policy, which is likely to be implemented soon. Besides the legal age reduction, many other changes will also be announced. Take a look at the new initiatives proposed in regard to the liquor policy:
The legal drinking age has been reduced to 21
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While announcing some reforms under its new policy on Monday, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, justified the decision to lower the legal age for drinking to 21, comparing the move to the prevalent practice in other states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
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29 vends allotted to NDMC and Cantonment areas
Delhi's current revenue in the year 2019-2020 has been Rs 6574 crore and is expected to increase to over Rs 8,000 crore after the implementation of the new excise policy.
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There will be 30 excise zones in the city
Though the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has claimed that the new excise policy has been framed with an aim to do away with the liquor mafia and to increase its revenue collection by up to 20 per cent per annum.
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Super premium vends to be introduced
Among the various reforms introduced in its new excise policy, the Delhi government has also decided that it will not operate any liquor shop and all shops will be run by private vendors.
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All vends to allow walk-ins
With the festival of Holi just around the corner, increased footfalls in liquor shops may not be an ideal situation for a city battling to keep the Covid numbers low.
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