new delhi the delhi government has issued an order allowing staterun liquor shops to operate from 9 am to 630 pm in the city and directed deployment of marshals at these outlets to maintain social distancingaccording to a government official about 150 liquor shops have been allowed to open in accordance with the latest lockdown relaxations given by the ministry of home affairs mhathere are around 850 liquor shops in the city including those run by government agencies and private individualsin an order on sunday night the excise department also directed officials to identify liquor shops which are being run by private individuals l7 licensee and fulfil conditions laid down by the mha the officials have been asked them to submit a report within three days read alsodelhi govt launches exercise to open liquor shops in noncontainment zonescovid19 impact liquor stores may face dry days ahead advt the government has so far allowed only those liquor shops l7 and l8 to operate which are being run by four staterun agencies responsible for liquor sale in the national capitalall liquor shops in malls and markets will remain closed the governmentrun shops allowed will operate from 9 am to 630 pm the four agencies will deploy marshals to ensure that not more than 5 people are present at one time at the shop the official saidthe department has asked agencies to coordinate with the local administration and police to maintain law and orderaccording to the order bonded warehouses have been allowed to resume operation from 7 am to 630 pmthe delhi tourism and transportation development corporation the delhi state industrial and infrastructure development corporation the delhi state civil supplies corporation limited and the delhi consumers cooperative wholesale store have been given the permission to open liquor shops in public places except malls and market complexesthe agencies will have to give an undertaking stating that liquor shops being allowed to open will fulfil all mha guidelines according to the excise department pti published on may 4 2020 at 1224 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app liquor sale coronavirus lockdown 30 lockdown relaxed civil supplies corporation limited liquor shops ministry of home affairs delhi consumer homenewsstaterun liquor shops in delhi to operate from 9 am to 630 pm