New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The Delhi government suffered over Rs 2000 crore loss of revenue from now scrapped 2021-2022 Excise Policy due to several discrepancies and weak regulatory functioning, the report stated on Tuesday.

The report which has been tabled in the Delhi assembly by chief minister Rekha Gupta stated that important measures like setting up of liquor testing laboratories, batch testing for rigorous quality assurance, and monitoring and regulation through creation of a dedicated post were not ensured by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

"Audit observed several discrepancies in the way the Excise Department monitored and regulated the supply of Liquor in NCT of Delhi. The working of the Excise Department raises seve...