The Delhi government has notified the rules allowing liquor vendors under specific category of licence to run home delivery service. The rules will come into force from today.
Synopsis
The rules also permit the holders of the necessary licences to serve liquor in open spaces such as terraces, the courtyards of clubs, bars and restaurants.
The Delhi government has allowed home delivery of liquor under the amended excise rules. The Delhi Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2021, notified on Monday, allow licence holders to deliver liquor booked through an app or a website at the doorstep of the buyers.
The rules also permit the holders of the necessary licences to serve liquor in open spaces such as terraces, the courtyards of clubs, bars and restaurants.
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Delhi govt permits home delivery of liquor through mobile app, website
The Delhi government, on Tuesday, permitted home delivery of both Indian and foreign liquor through a mobile app or online web portal
BusinessToday.In | June 1, 2021 | Updated 10:18 IST
Home delivery of liquor permitted in Delhi
The Delhi government, on Tuesday, permitted home delivery of both Indian and foreign liquor through a mobile app or online web portal. This comes a day after the national capital started the unlocking process, after a month of lockdown.
Over a month ago, liquor manufacturers had asked the Aam Aadmi Party-led government to allow home delivery of alcoholic beverages. Because of lockdowns, people had gathered at wine shops to purchase liquor in advance.
Highlights
Consumers have to place their orders via the government’s app.
Home delivery shops have been determined by Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited.
Keeping in view the rising Covid-19 cases amid the second wave of the pandemic, most states across the country are living under lockdown. In this situation, guzzlers are facing difficulties in buying liquor, as all retail shops, except essentials, are completely shut.
However, the shut down is leading to a severe loss in excise taxes for states governments, along with causing the menace of smuggling of adulterated liquor. Just a few days, nine people lost their lives after drinking alcohol-based homoeopathy syrup in Chattisgarh.