Chandigarh, May 8 -- Tipplers in Haryana have a reason to rejoice. Increasing the availability of liquor, the state government has increased the maximum basic quota for Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) by 5.84% and that of country liquor by 3.28%

for the first section of 2025-27 excise policy. The new excise policy for 2025-27 period approved by the Council of Ministers on May 5 will be applicable for a period of 21 months and 20 days starting June 12, 2025.

The maximum number of IMFL (L-2) and country liquor (L-14A) vends for 2025-27 policy remained unchanged at 2,400. The retail licences (L-2 and L-14A) will be allotted for a period of 21 months 20 days from June 12, 2025, to March 31, 2027, which will be divided into seven quarters....