In an official notification on Monday, the Delhi Government stated that the city will have only 3 dry days this year. Delhi Government has reduced the number of dry days from 21 to 3 in its new liquor policy.
With this, the bars and pubs will stay shut only during Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti and Independence Day.
The order issued by Deputy Commissioner (Excise) Anand Kumar Tiwari read, “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. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti. Apart from the above three days, the Government may declare any other day in the year as Dry Day from time to time.”