Overview

• Sources say the excise committee has nearly finished the draft and plans to send it to the Delhi Cabinet within about a month.
• The plan seeks price alignment with neighbouring NCR cities and proposes making premium liquor available at all retail outlets to curb cross‑border purchases and lift revenue.
• Officials are weighing changes to Delhi’s fixed per‑bottle retail margins, with discussions also touching on reopening private liquor vends alongside government shops.
• Panel discussions on lowering the legal drinking age for beer have not produced consensus, with sources indicating the current threshold is likely to stay.
• Reforms under consideration include digitised sales tracking, scientific quality testing, tougher action against illegal trade, and more transparent licensing, with the chief minister stressing protection of vulnerable groups.