Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh state government has extended the liquor sales timings for Christmas, New Year celebrations. The excise department of Uttar Pradesh has decided to keep the liquor shops open till 11:00 PM across the state.
The shops will remain from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on 24 December and 31 December. The regular timings of the liquor shops are 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
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Recently, the excise department has made certain changes to the liquor policy and allowed people to consume beer within 100 sq ft of their vends.
‘Beer vends would be given permits, enabling their owners to allow consumers’ permission to consume it if they have 100 square feet of space adjacent to their vends. The police will not harass such people, provided they behave decently in public,’ Nitin Agarwal, the Minister of State for Excise & Liquor Prohibition in UP government said.
Earlier on December 19, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet introduced a new excise policy for the years 2024-2025. The new policy aim to generate revenue exceeding Rs 50,000 crore. The new excise policy is set to come into effect on April 1, 2024.
Ahead of Christmas and New Year's, liquor shops across Uttar Pradesh will remain open till 11 pm on 24th and 31st December: Excise Department, Uttar Pradesh Govt pic.twitter.com/nAOHjcIX38
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