{"id":3856,"date":"2022-07-31T01:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2022-09-07T09:02:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:32:47","slug":"item_3_914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_3_914\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Excise reverts to Old Liquor Policy for next Six Months"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3856\" class=\"elementor elementor-3856\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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One is reminded of the catchphrase  when one realises that the Delhi government&rsquo;s Excise department is once again  in a&nbsp; mess, despite the noble intentions. <\/p>\n   <p>While the stakeholders affected by the excise rules were  waiting for the 2021-22 policy to be extended for another 2 months till  September 30 (postponing annual policy for 4-6 months is a par for the course  in Delhi), the excise department announced 2 days ahead of the deadline for the  extended policy that the previous policy will be extended for 6 months,  instead.<\/p>\n   <p>In all fairness, the Delhi government had announced a  revenue growth-oriented policy, making use of Article 47 in its favour.  Whatever the perceived or actual problems faced by the distributors or  retailers, it purported to add a lot more to the government coffers with a  revenue of Rs. 10,000 Cr (Rs. 10 billion) committed before even a single bottle  was sold. But the scheme had inherent features that made the powerful and rich,  some with no experience of marketing alcoholic beverages, to enter the arena,  seeing a double rainbow through their powerful, coloured glasses. <\/p>\n   <p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_3_912.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#990000\">Delhi Excise Policy skewed in favour of Wholesalers, claim Retailers<\/font><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n   <p>The policy was marred with controversies from day one with  delay in re-cranking of new Retail shops delayed till Diwali last year. A few  of the 32 zone bidders in the policy, each subscribing over Rs. 300 Crores,  even withdrew from the arena. Even those with a mediocre intelligence had  betted on an increase in retail prices, but the market saw a price crash with  happy customers enjoying 30-40% discount that became force de rigueur and  domestic wines and liquor selling with BOGO offers, of &lsquo;buy one get one free&rsquo;!<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_6_899.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#990000\">Blog: Delhi Excise -Thy Name is Enigma <\/font><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n   <p>The four  governmental corporations \u2014DSIIDC, DTTDC, DCCWS and DSCSC were running 475  liquor stores out of a total 864 in Delhi before the Excise Policy 2021-22 came  into effect with the government deciding to opt out of retail sale of wine and  liquor; a government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_1_890.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#990000\">report<\/font><\/a> had pointed out they  were even more corrupt than the private shops. The license of 849 liquor vends  were issued to private firms through open bidding. The city was divided into 32  zones with each having a maximum of 27 vends. Instead of individual licences,  bidding was done zone-wise and each bidder allowed to bid for a maximum of two  zones.<\/p>\n   <p>There were murmurs of corruption in the bidding and  allocation process, with the central government claiming bungling in the  process and insinuating that the Delhi ruling party AAP had been somehow  involved. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had even disclosed in a recent Press  Conference that he had feared for the past 2-3 months that CBI would soon arrest his deputy Manish Sisodia whom he  supports to the hilt as an honest man. <\/p>\n   <p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_3_892.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#990000\">Blog: Delhi Excise 21-22 Policy means more Obfuscation <\/font><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n   <p>With the whispers turning into rumbling, the local  government seems to have chosen this path to cut down any political loss. It is  yet to be seen how the current announcement will get us out of this quagmire,  with the shortfall in the target of Rs. 10,000 Crores likely to increase now  and several court cases may soon be in the offing.<\/p>\n   <p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/item_3_914\/2_large.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/item_3_914\/2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"  style=\"padding-left:6px; padding-bottom:3px;\"  hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong>BJP, which  rules the country, had alleged that the policy was drafted with the objective  of creating a monopoly in the Alcobev market. It was tailor-made for only a  handful of wholesalers since one of the eligibility conditions to bid for a  wholesaler&rsquo;s license (L-1) was minimum annual revenue of Rs 150 crore during  the previous 3 years, thus eliminating small players from the&nbsp;bidding  process.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_1_890.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#990000\">Whopping Jump in Tax Revenue assured for Delhi Excise in 2021-22<\/font><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n   <p>The  department is still working on the Excise Policy 2022-23 that recommends  innovative ideas like home delivery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/india\/delhi-liquor-policy-govt-to-go-back-to-old-regime-manish-sisodia-arvind-kejriwal-2022-07-29-795937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font color=\"#990000\">Reportedly<\/font><\/a>, the  draft policy has not even been sent to the LG-, Vinai Kumar Saxena yet for his  approval so far. The old excise policy will be implemented for the next six  months as the Delhi government is working to streamline a new policy for  2022-23, according to Sisodia.<\/p>\n   <p>Meanwhile,  the consumer will suffer once again and perhaps rush back to Gurgaon for their  daily fix of alcoholic drinks and the country will continue to smirk about the  uncertainties in the liquor excise policy of Delhi.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Subhash Arora<\/strong>\n   <\/p>\n   <p><strong>&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"articledata\"><\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96cd969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96cd969\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ce08b\" data-id=\"e0ce08b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67648bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67648bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>If you Like this article please click on the Like button<\/u> \u00a0\u00a0<br \/><iframe style=\"border: none; 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