Overview
- The draft prepared by a committee chaired by PWD Minister Parvesh Verma is in its final stage, with officials indicating a likely final meeting on Monday after a planned Friday sitting was postponed.
- The model keeping all liquor vends under four Delhi government corporations would continue, effectively ruling out a return of private retailers.
- Recommendations include upgrading outlets into larger, better-equipped stores in malls and commercial complexes, with officials indicating a push from roughly 300 sq ft to 500–1,000 sq ft to reduce crowding and improve service.
- The draft proposes raising per-bottle retail margins from the current ₹50 for IMFL and ₹100 for imported liquor to a higher, undisclosed level to encourage premium stocking and curb aggressive brand-pushing.
- Officials said corporations are scouting bigger sites and have moved proposals, with about 100 additional premium shops under consideration, while stricter siting rules would keep vends away from homes, schools and religious places as the existing 2022 regime runs until March 31, 2026.