Delhi liquor shops sold nearly 18.61 crore (186.10 millions) bottles across categories over the last two financial years, with Indian-made spirits accounting for a much larger share than imported liquor, according to data obtained through an RTI (Right to Information) application and accessed by PTI (Press Trust of India). The data showed that liquor purchases increased in 2025-26, with total sales rising to around 9.61 crore (96.1 millions) bottles from nearly 9 crore (90 million) bottles in 2024-25. IMFL sales nearly 20 times higher than imported liquor Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) remained far more popular than Imported Foreign Liquor (IFL) at Delhi Tourism department-run liquor outlets. Around 4.14 crore (41.4 million) IMFL bottles were sold in 2024-25, compared with nearly 22.72 lakh ( 2.272 million) bottles of IFL. The gap widened in 2025-26, when IMFL sales rose to about 4.47 crore ( 44.7 million) bottles, while IFL sales stood at around 23.3 lakh (2.33 million) bottles. Among IMFL sales, January was the busiest month in 2025-26, with around 45.4 lakh (4.54 million) bottles sold. February followed with nearly 43.3 lakh( 4.33 million) bottles, while November recorded about 42.3 lakh (4.23 million) bottles. (ICE NEW DELHI)

Fonte notizia: Economic Times