If you are carrying alcohol in Delhi Metro, then this news is for you. Changes have been made in the liquor policy in the Metro. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has changed the liquor policy on Wednesday.
Delhi Metro: If you are carrying alcohol in Delhi Metro, then this news is for you. Changes have been made in the liquor policy in the Metro. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has changed the liquor policy on Wednesday. DMRC has said that the excise rules of the concerned state will be applicable in the case of allowing passengers to carry two sealed bottles of liquor in Delhi Metro. Let us tell you that last year DMRC had allowed carrying two sealed bottles of liquor per person in metro trains, to which the Delhi government had objected and said that this is against the excise rules of the state.
Delhi Metro’s liquor policy
Metro trains run in the National Capital Region (NCR), connecting Delhi as well as cities like Faridabad, Gurugram in Haryana and Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh. DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar said that whatever the Delhi government has authorized us to do is allowed. The excise rules of that state apply. A senior Excise Department official said that according to the Excise Act, only one sealed bottle of liquor like rum, vodka and whiskey can be carried from one state to another.
How much liquor can be carried in Delhi Metro
The Excise Department official said that Metro trains carry passengers between Delhi and NCR cities like Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad and allowing any person to carry two sealed bottles would be a violation of the Act. DMRC Chief Executive Director Anuj Dayal said that we are not telling about the number of bottles, one or two. Since we are operating in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, whatever is the excise law of the state, it will apply.
The DMRC said that metro train passengers are expected to follow the existing rules and regulations of the respective state excise department regarding carrying liquor during cross-border transport. He said that if a passenger boards the train with two bottles of liquor from Delhi and is going towards Uttar Pradesh, then he should understand that according to the excise rules of that state, he has two bottles. So if only one bottle of liquor is allowed, then he should carry only one bottle. The Delhi government’s excise department had sent a notice to the DMRC last year after it allowed passengers to carry two sealed bottles of liquor in metro trains. Earlier, carrying liquor was banned in Delhi Metro trains except the Airport Express Line.
