Delhi government can continue new excise policy for one more month, it was withdrawn a day earlier

The decision of the Delhi government to implement the old policy by removing the new excise policy can be extended by one more month. According to sources, after the decision to sell liquor only at government liquor shops in Delhi, in view of the severe shortage of liquor, law and order and other problems in Delhi in the coming days, the Delhi government will extend the new excise policy by one more month. is considering. Let us tell you, earlier on Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said in a press conference that the Delhi government has withdrawn the new excise policy. From August 1, liquor will be sold only from government shops.

Let us tell you, the Kejriwal government had implemented the new liquor policy 2021-22 in November 2021, which was extended for two months after March 2022. Now the Delhi government has withdrawn it after allegations of corruption and the recommendation of a CBI inquiry. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that the government is working on a new excise policy. The old policy will continue from August 1 for the next six months. Sisodia is currently in charge of the Excise Department. The BJP is telling its victory for the AAP government to go on the back foot.

60 percent shops in the old policy

The new liquor policy in Delhi is ending on July 31. In the old policy, 60 percent of the shops were government and only 40 percent were in private hands. Before the new liquor policy 2021-22, the retail sale of liquor was stopped by the Delhi government at the shops in the city. Now once again the operation of liquor shops will go in the hands of the government. As before, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC), Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC), Delhi Consumer Cooperative Wholesale Stores (DCCWS) and Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation (DSCSC) will run liquor shops.

Liquor lovers will get a shock

Obviously, like private shops, schemes like free one will not be applicable here. Even if 40 percent of the private shops that survive, their business will be affected and they will also not offer as before. In such a situation, the lovers of alcohol can get a shock. On Friday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had recommended a CBI inquiry into the violation of rules and lapses in the 2021-22 excise policy of the Kejriwal government.