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New Delhi: Delhi's youthful would-be merrymakers may soon have reason to cheer.
The government of Delhi state plans to ease its liquor rules, which date back to 1914, reducing the legal drinking age from 25 to 21, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported on Saturday.
The state Cabinet is expected to finish work this week on a new policy that would ease some of the city's restrictive liquor policies, including one that bans women from serving alcohol in bars, it said.
The proposed policy has been in the works for over two years, but has been watered down due to pressure from conservatives.
The newspaper quoted state Finance Minister A.K. Walia as saying the new policy would enable the government to focus instead on cracking down on bootleggers.
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