Delhi govt gives 2-month extension to vends selling country liquor
The Delhi government has extended the country’s vending license for two months to September 30 because fresh tender has not been completed, officials said on Monday.
Meanwhile, vends who sell Indian and foreign liquor brands will remain closed even though one month the extension given by the Delhi government on Sunday as a nod of Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena is awaited, they said.
The Delhi Government Excise Department, in an order issued on Saturday, expanded the license of more than 250 state liquor shops in the city. “This extension is subject to payment of pro-cost costs for an extension period,” said the order.
The tender for the country’s liquor license has been floating twice in recent months. On the first occasion, the tender failed to attract an adequate number of bidders while the Excise Department canceled it for the second time after learning that the bidder “combined” to keep the offer low, they added.
