Delhi govt cuts drinking age, 21-years-old or less now not allowed in shops having alcohol

  • The Delhi government has reduced the minimum age limit for drinking alcohol from 25 to 21 years.
  • This was today announced by Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the New Excise Policy.
  • According to the policy, children below 21 years of age will not be allowed to enter such premises where there is alcohol.
  • The government has decided that no new liquor shops will be opened. Since 2016, neither a new shop had opened in Delhi, nor will now. 60% are government shops, where a lot of tax evasion takes place.
  • The Delhi government has decided that there will no government shop and there will be no liquor shop less than 500 square feet.
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