new delhi with the delhi government allowing all the shops in the market and shopping complexes to operate on an oddeven basis the national capital can expect more liquor shops to open across the city however those in malls will remain shutspeaking to ians an official from the delhi excise department said no separate order for the same has been issued as of nowno separate order has been issued as of now as per the delhi governments guidelines the liquor shops have also not been barred we will have a detailed analysis and release an order in a day or two the official told iansas the delhi government eases restrictions in the lockdown 40 from monday it allowed all markets and market complexes to open on an oddeven basisshops would open on alternate days depending on their shop number this implies that only 50 per cent of the shops excluding those selling essential goods shall be opened however shops selling essential goods including books and stationery shops fan shops in markets and market complexes are permitted to open on all days the delhi government order saidalso it says that all the stand alone single shops neighbourhood colony shops and shops in residential complexes are permitted to remain open without any distinction of essential and nonessentialsocial distancing 2 gaz ki doori will be maintained in all cases if social distancing is not maintained by any shop then the said shop shall be liable to be closed in view of public health hazard involved in containing the spread of covid19 pandemic and the shopkeeper shall also be liable for prosecution under the relevant laws the order saidaccording to official data delhi has more than 850 liquor shops of which around 150 are located in malls and at the airportas malls have not been allowed in the lockdown 40 about 700 liquor shops which are either standalone or located in markets are expected to be open of these about 200 are standalone of which 100 were already allowed under the standalone criteria since may 4while these standalone can operate all day those in the market will be opened on an oddeven basis the official addedthe government has imposed a special corona fee on the liquor which is 70 per cent of the mrpalso to ease the crowd at these shops an ecoupon system has been imposed which allows people to visit a particular liquor shop on a given date and timerevenue from liquor has been a major portion of earning for the government