Legal age

Delhi government on March 22 announced to reduce the legal liquor drinking age to 21 years from 25 years. Leveraging age-limit on the lines of the Centre’s new liquor excise policy, Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia stated that no new liquor shops would be opened in Delhi. Moreover, Sisodia stressed on equitable distribution of liquor shops to shun liquor mafias. Reportedly, the Delhi government runs 60% of the UT's liquor shops.