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Delhi panel suggests lowering legal drinking age to 21 from 25: Report
A committee set up the Delhi government has recommended lowering the legal drinking age in the national capital. If the recommendations are implemented, the legal age for consuming liquor could soon be 21 from the present 25, according to a report in The Times of India. It added that soft liquor like beer and wine might be allowed at departmental stores.
The panel was set up the city government in September under the chairmanship of the excise commissioner.
The panel was tasked to suggest the government on simplifying the mechanism for liquor pricing, steps for augmenting the excise revenue and also checking malpractices.Â
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