Now, Only Three Dry Days In Delhi In 2022, Down From 21 Last Year

Bringing some smiles to the face of Delhiites, the Delhi excise department has reduced the number of ¡®dry days¡¯ to just three in the national capital from the existing 21 days.

In an order issued, the excise department reduced the number of dry days to just 3 from the existing 21 dry days.

The three dry days now are -- Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti.

The new excise policy, notified last year, promised to reduce the ¡®dry days¡¯ but a formal order was awaited.

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¡°In pursuance of the provisions of Rule 52 of Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, it is hereby ordered that the following dates shall be observed as ¡°Dry Day¡± in the National Capital Territory of Delhi by all the licensees of the Excise department and opium vends located in Delhi for the year 2022,¡± it stated, listing Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti as the days when the sale of alcohol will not be permitted.

The restriction on the sale of liquor on dry days will not apply to the service of alcohol to occupants in case of hotels having L-15 license, said the order.

Govt may still declare more dry days from time to time

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Earlier, the dry days numbered 21 including on birth anniversary of great leaders and religious festivals. The business premises of a licensee will be kept closed on a dry day.

The order said that apart from the above three dry days, the government may declare any other day in the year as ¡®Dry Day¡¯ from time to time.

The licensees will not be entitled to any compensation on account of any changes related to the number of ¡®dry days¡¯. All the licensees will exhibit the ¡®dry day¡¯ order at some conspicuous place of their licensed premises, it said.

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