Ladakh’s administration introduces a new excise policy that expands alcohol access and relaxes certain rules on where liquor can be sold. Multiple outlets report that the policy allows the retail sale of hard liquor for the first time and increases the number of licensed liquor outlets from two to 20. NDTV and News18 India also say the administration permits guest houses and homestays to serve alcohol, provided they obtain the required licences and pay applicable fees. The change covers retail vending in licensed hospitality settings, marking a shift from the previous limited availability of licensed outlets. The policy is presented by the Ladakh administration as an effort to liberalise liquor-related provisions under a regulated licensing framework, rather than an open-ended deregulation. While the reported details focus on the licensing expansion—both in the number of outlets and the inclusion of homestays and guest houses—sources agree that licensing requirements remain central to the policy’s implementation.
Ladakh expands excise policy, allowing liquor sales in homestays and more outlets
Ladakh’s administration introduces a new excise policy that expands alcohol access and relaxes certain rules on where liquor can be sold. Multiple outlets report that the policy allows the retail sale...
- Ladakh’s new excise policy increases licensed liquor outlets from 2 to 20.
- The policy allows retail vending of hard liquor.
- For the first time, liquor sales are permitted in guest houses and homestays.
- Homestays and guest houses can serve alcohol only after obtaining a licence and paying fees.
- The policy is implemented under a regulated licensing framework set by the Ladakh administration.
Ladakh's new policy allows the retail sale of hard liquor, and increases the number of licensed liquor outlets from just two to 20.
2 months agoAccording to the Ladakh administration, it's for the first time that retail vending of liquor has been allowed in guest houses and homestays on payment of licence fees
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