Drinking age in Delhi reduced to 21; govt will not run any liquor shops

No new liquor shops will not be opened in the national capital, there will be no government liquor stores in Delhi, said Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

The Delhi cabinet approved a new excise policy and under which the new legal age to consume alcohol has been fixed at 21 years, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.

"No new liquor shops will not be opened in the national capital, there will be no government liquor stores in Delhi," Sisodia said at a press conference. At present, 60 per cent liquor shops in Delhi are run by the government.

The decision has been taken to crackdown on the liquor mafia, he said. Sisodia, who also holds the finance end education portfolios, said the government will ensure that