Delhi allows home delivery of liquor via app

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Boosting revenue

Govt allows take-away of draught beer in bottles from micro-breweries

Licencees can serve liquor in open spaces such as terraces, courtyards of clubs

Move will boost revenue at a time when economy is struggling due to Covid

New Delhi, June 1

Delhiites can soon order home delivery of liquor through a mobile application or a website, with the city government permitting such facility by issuing a notification, which also allows take-away of draught beer in bottles or growlers from the micro-breweries in the national capital.

The rules, notified on Monday, permit the holders of the necessary licences to serve liquor in open spaces such as terraces, the courtyards of clubs, bars and restaurants, where customers will have the choice of getting alcohol in bottles.

However, it will be the sole responsibility of such establishments to ensure that no customer takes the served bottles out of the licensed premises. The move will boost the government’s revenue at a time when Delhi’s economy is struggling in view of the Covid-induced lockdown that has been in place since April 19.

According to the notification, the licencee will deliver liquor at the buyers’ residences only if the orders are received through an app or a web portal.

The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has welcomed the government’s move. “This has been our consistent demand for long. There are many states that have implemented this and there has been no adverse effect coming out of it,” CIABC director general Vinod Giri said.

The government also permitted the sale of medicated wine in the city, which is usually prepared by using wine as a solvent to soak out the effective components of herbs. PTI