new delhi in order to help citizens in delhi buy alcohol easily and avoid overcrowding at liquor shops the delhi government has launched an etoken system all liquor shops in delhi will have to follow this token system as for buyers they will have to get an etoken with an allotted time slot and only then they will be allowed to stand in a queue to purchase alcohol without the etoken alcohol will not be sold buyers will have to be punctual and be at the store at the allotted time range anyone in delhi can get an etoken for free by visiting wwwqtokenin website however it seems that due to heavy rush in traffic the website is not functioning smoothly and is witnessing outages occasionally to get the etoken buyers have to visit the qtokenin website and register with their names and phone numbers this initiative aims to ensure that people follow social distancing norms at liquor stores the delhi government has mandated that only 50 buyers per hour will be allowed to get a token online also the government claims to have allowed 160 liquor shops across delhi to operate the government has also set a limit on the amount of alcohol that a customer can buy a person can buy up to 9 litres of liquor and 1 beer case only five people at a time will be allowed in liquor shops at a time buyers will have to wear face masks and liquor shops will be open between 9 am and 630 pm only standalone alcohol shops are permitted those inside malls or shopping complexes will remain closed heres the list ofliquor stores accepting etoken in delhi as per a report by times now