Legal drinking age in Delhi reduced from 25 to 21

The Delhi government on Monday announced that the minimum age for consumption of liquor in the national capital has been reduced from 25 to 21.

The Delhi government on Monday announced that the legal drinking age in the national capital has been reduced from 25 to 21. The minimum age for consumption of liquor in Delhi was lowered after the Delhi Cabinet approved a new Excise Policy. Delhi Cabinet has approved New Excise Policy:Permissible drinking age lowered to 21, at par with Noida, UP.Age-gating to be strictly implemented - Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/aN1DnoVjWt !Excise Policy :“ ”- Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/teaWDXPzbw ACTION:2 7 91864 FIR1014 Vehicle19392000 illegal - POLICY- Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/GsD29epyrY Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in a press conference, announced the changes to the Excise Policy. Apart from changes in the minimum drinking age, another major announcement made by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was that the Delhi government will no longer run liquor stores in the city and that no new liquor shops will be opened in the national capital.