The Delhi government has extended its excise policy for the financial year 2025-26 even as work is underway to come up with a new regime to regulate liquor trade in the national capital.

An order issued on Thursday by the Excise Department of the Delhi government said approval has been granted by the competent authority for the continuation of the excise duty-based regime which is in effect from the licensing year 2022-23 (which was continued in 2023-24 and 2024-25) for the excise year 2025-26.

The current policy will be extended with effect from July 1 to March 31, 2026, said the order.

Accordingly, wholesale licences will be granted based on the terms and conditions of the existing policy and payment of a proportionate licence fee.

“Further, the terms and conditions of all licenses, which are renewable every year, are also continued for Excise Year 2025-26,” said the order.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta recently instructed the officials to ready a draft proposal of the new excise policy by June 30. The government aims to come up with a new policy that ensures the supply of quality liquor with transparency while generating revenue for it, officials said.