Delhi: AAP govt extends licences of country liquor suppliers

New Delhi: The Delhi government has extended the licences of those supplying country liquor in the national capital by a month, according to an official notification. For the extension, the licence-holders will have to pay a pro-rate licence fee for a month. The Excise Policy 2022-23 was approved by the Delhi Cabinet on 5 May. It is yet to be approved by the Lieutenant Governor. “… approval of the Competent Authority is hereby conveyed regarding extension of L-3/33 Licence for supplying country liquor in GNCT of Delhi for a further period of one month i.e. from 01.07.2022 to 31.07.2022. The extension is subject to payment of pro-rata fee for the extension period,” read the official notification by the Excise department. “However, any person holding such non-renewable license shall not be under any obligation to accept such offer to extend its license,” it added. Earlier, extensions have been granted twice to the licence holders. The L-3 licensees sell country liquor to retail vends. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .