Want Alcohol In Delhi? Kejriwal Govt Introduces E-Token System To Avoid Rush Outside Liquor Shops

In order to maintain up the norms of social distancing, Delhi authorities has launched an e-token system for the sale of liquor throughout the nationwide capital. A web-based hyperlink has been issued for the same.

Delhi authorities has launched an e-token system for the sale of liquor throughout the nationwide capital.Your total nation observed a whole lot of people dashing to streets and gathering in serpentine queues since Monday when the federal authorities allowed sale of liquor throughout the numerous cities. There was a complete violation of social distancing in entrance of many retailers in Delhi.

Following this, all liquor retailers that have been operational in East Delhi wanted to be shut down after just some hours.

In order to maintain up the norms of social distancing, Delhi authorities has launched an e-token system for the sale of liquor throughout the nationwide capital.

Going by an official assertion launched on Thursday, authorities mentioned that “Delhi Authorities has launched an e-token system (demo token in pic) for the sale of liquor throughout the nationwide capital. This willpower has been taken in view of crowding at liquor retailers so that social distancing might be maintained. A web-based hyperlink has been issued for the same”

Delhi has 864 liquor retailers of which, solely 172 government-owned retailers have been allowed to perform. A minimal of 475 retailers are owned by authorities departments ranging from tourism to industrial and infrastructure enchancment. The other 389 are owned by personal individuals and enterprises.

A day after the sale of liquor was allowed all through nation prompting huge crowds gathering on the wine retailers, the Delhi authorities decided to value 70 per cent explicit corona fee on the bottle MRP, making booze expensive throughout the nationwide capital.

The switch was taken up as a elevate for the federal authorities earnings, which was hit exhausting on account of coronavirus-forced lockdown.