Private liquor vends are not likely to make a comeback in the city any time soon as the Delhi government has decided to extend the existing excise regime for a couple of months as the new policy is yet to be prepared.
The current policy was implemented after the 2022-23 excise policy was scrapped amid allegations of corruption and investigations by the CBI and ED.
Sources in the government said, “The first draft of the new policy 2023-24 was to be submitted in December 2022 but it is still being prepared.”
“Few weeks are left in the old policy’s tenure and first draft of the new policy has not been prepared… As court cases and investigations are under way, the department is seeing which clause can be kept,” said an official.
“Few weeks are left in the old policy’s tenure and first draft of the new policy has not been prepared… As court cases and investigations are under way, the department is seeing which clause can be kept,” said an official.
Under the current policy, only government shops are allowed to open. These shops are run by four government corporations- Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development (DSIIDC), Delhi Consumer’s Cooperative Wholesale Store (DCCWS) and Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation (DSCSC).