Restaurants and hotels, which are sitting on a liquor stockpile of around ₹3,000 crore, are asking state governments to allow them to sell the stock lying with them due to the coronavirus lockdown New Delhi: The liquor industry along with restaurants, bars as well as some online food aggregators have urged the government to permit home delivery of alcohol, saying this will not only ensure social distancing but also be a lifesaver for sectors ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis.
The All India Brewers' Association (AIBA) has suggested creating a "special license for private e-commerce companies (such as Flipkart, Amazon, Grofers and others) and food delivery companies (such as Zomato, Swiggy and others) to take orders and fulfil demand from the