DMRC Liquor Policy: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has said that the excise rules of the respective state will apply in the case of allowing passengers to carry two sealed bottles of liquor in Delhi Metro.
In June last year, DMRC had allowed two sealed bottles of liquor per person in metro trains, to which the Delhi government objected and said that it is against the excise rules. 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 MD Vikas Kumar said, “Whatever the Delhi government has authorized us to do is permitted. The excise rules of that state apply.”
What are the rules for carrying alcohol in the metro?
A senior official of the Excise Department said that as per the Excise Act, only one sealed bottle of liquor like rum, vodka and whisky can be carried from one state to another. The official said that metro trains carry passengers between Delhi and NCR cities like Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad and allowing any person to carry two sealed bottles would be a violation of the Act.
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DMRC CEO Anuj Dayal said, “We are not talking about the number of bottles, one or two. Since we are working in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, whatever is the excise law of the state, it will be applicable.”
Keep these rules in mind before carrying alcohol in the metro
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 transportation.
How many bottles are permitted, one or two?
He said, “If a passenger boards a train from Delhi with two bottles of liquor and is travelling towards Uttar Pradesh, he should understand that he has two bottles as per the excise rules of that state. So, if only one bottle of liquor is allowed, 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 on metro trains. Earlier, carrying liquor was banned on Delhi Metro trains except the Airport Express line.
