With the staggered lifting of the lockdown restrictions coming from 4 May, liquor shops will be allowed to open in all the three zones, i.e red, orange and green, according to the Union Home Ministry notification.
Liquor stores will not be allowed in containment zones across the country. The order is applicable to stand-alone shops. The liquor and paan shops inside malls or shopping complexes will not be allowed to operate.
The government has categorized all 733 districts across the country in three zones – red (hotspots), orange (having a limited number of Covid-19 cases) and green (no cases).
Containment zones are those areas in red and orange zones that have been sealed due to a high number of Covid-19 infections.