Empty shelves in most liquor vends on second day of new excise policy

Delhi Government gives no clarity on how many of the 849 vends are functional

A day after 849 new private liquor vends were supposed to open in the city as per the new excise policy, the majority of these shops were found with empty shelves, very little stock, or still under construction.

The Delhi Government did not give any clarity until Wednesday on how many of the 849 vends were open with enough stock, were functional or the time by when they would begin operating.

Employees of liquor vends and a representative of a liquor company doing rounds of the vends on Thursday told The Hindu that most shops were still under construction or did not have enough stock.