are you an alcohol lover if yes this piece of information is for you deputy chief minister manish sisodia recently announced the new liquor policy in the capitalthe most lucrative part of the new rules is that the legal drinking age has been reduced from 25 to 21 years also the government has announced that it will close all government liquor storesas per the new rules liquor shops in delhi will be allowed to open only if they are set up in a space of 500 sq ft the windows of such stores should not face the road also the liquor rates will be as per market trendsif we go by the present statistics more than 60 percent liquor shops in delhi are run by the governmentmanish sisodia mentioned that these suggestions have been submitted to abolish the licence recommendation system for the hospitality and restaurant sector he also said that strict action will be taken to ensure that there is no tax evasionhe concluded the press conference with a positive statement and mentioned that delhi government is expecting a hike of at least 20 percent in its annual excise revenue with this changeinside image courtesy pixabaystevepbthumb image courtesy pixabay