New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The 2021-22 Delhi excise policy created risks of monopolies and brand pushing by an "exclusive arrangement" between a few wholesalers and manufactures, allowing the distributors to dominate the liquor supply chain with just three of them controlling over 71 per cent of total liquor supply chain in the city.
The report, tabled in the Delhi assembly on Tuesday, pointed out that out of 367 registered IMFL brands, 25 brands accounted for nearly 70 per cent of total liquor sales in Delhi.
"The policy mandated an exclusive arrangement between a manufacturer and wholesalers, which led to the entire supply of all brands of a particular manufacturer being controlled by only one wholesaler.
"This becomes particularly relevant...