No new liquor store in Delhi since Aug 2016, says Sisodia
23 Aug 2019 11:13 PM IST
NEW DELHI: No new liquor store has been opened in the national Capital since August 2016, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed the Delhi Assembly on Friday.
However, the revenue from alcohol has gone up by over Rs 780 crore since 2016-17, he said. "The income of the government from alcohol sale was Rs 4,244.50 crore in 2016-17. It has reached Rs 5,028.17 crore in 2018-19," Sisodia said while replying to a question by MLA Alka Lamba.
On replying to her question about how many new liquor shops were open between 2015 and 2019, the Deputy CM Sisodia said "133, however, no new shop was opened after August 2016".
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