Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said the Delhi government is formulating a new excise policy and it will be rolled out soon.
A high-level committee, headed by Chief Secretary Dharmendra, is formulating the policy and reviewing excise policies of several other States to incorporate their best practices. The committee will complete the process by June 30 after which the final policy recommendations will be presented to the government, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
‘Learning from past mistakes’
“We consider the trust of the people of Delhi paramount. Learning from past mistakes of the previous government, we are bringing a policy that will leave no room for corruption at any level,” Ms. Gupta said.
She said the new policy will make sale and distribution of liquor in the city transparent and accountable, and introduce several reforms in the system, including scientific testing of liquor quality, digitisation of the sales system, strict action against illegal sales, and transparency in the licensing process.
