There are nearly 250 private liquor vends in Delhi currently which are licensed under now-withdrawn Excise Policy 2021-22. The Excise department had already notified the private licensees that they will not be allowed in retail liquor sales beyond August 31.
Despite the extension of the Delhi excise policy 2021-22 by two months, the national capital is reeling through a liquor shortage due to massive buying by the customers, as well as vendors refusing to place bulk orders ahead of their shops closing down.