Christmas and New Year's, liquor shops across Uttar Pradesh will remain open till 11 pm on 24th and 31st December, said the Excise Department of Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday.
The liquor lobby was pushing for extending the current 10 am-to-10 pm sale time till 11 pm.
Meanwhile, the new Excise Policy for 2024-25 in Uttar Pradesh now allows people to consume the brew, if they have 100 square feet space next to their vends.
The government is looking to mop up record excise revenue in excess of Rs 58,000 crore. The policy would be effective from April 2024.
«Beer vends would be given permits, enabling their owners to allow consumers' permission to consume it if they have 100 square feet space adjacent their vends.