Dry Days In Mumbai (2023) – Complete List & Guide

 What are dry days?

Dry days are the specific days on which the sale or service of liquor is not permitted. There are three types of dry days.

  • National Dry Day: When the sale of alcohol through wine stores/liquor stores/service and (or) sale or service of alcohol through pubs, hotels, and restaurants in all their forms are not allowed in all states of India. These are:
    • 26th January: Republic Day
    • 15th August: Independence Day
    • 2nd October: Gandhi Jayanti
  • Additional Dry Days: The sale of alcohol is not permitted through liquor stores. However,  alcohol can be served in hotels, bars, and restaurants.
  • Dry days in the state: The sale of alcohol/serving alcohol through pubs, hotels, and restaurants is not permitted on the day of the election of the State or during some important occasions (listed below).

LIST OF DRY DAYS IN MUMBAI 2022

 

JANUARY 2023

January 14: Makar Sankranti

January 26: Republic Day

January 30: Shaheed Diwas (Maharashtra)

 

FEBRUARY 2023

February 15: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

February 18: Mahashivratri

February 19: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

February 26: Maharishi Dayanand Jayanti

 

MARCH 2023

March 8: Holi

March 30: Ram Navami

 

APRIL 2023

April 04: Mahavir Jayanti

April 07: Good Friday

April 14: Ambedkar Jayanti

April 22: Eid ul-Fitr

 

May 2023

No dry days

 

JUNE 2023

June 29: Ashadi Ekadashi

 

JULY 2023

July 03: Guru Purnima

July 29: Muharram

 

AUGUST 2023

August 15: Independence Day

 

SEPTEMBER 2023

September 6: Krishna Janmashtami

September 19: Ganesh Chaturthi

September 28: Anant Chaturdashi & Eid-E-Milad

 

OCTOBER 2023

October 2: Gandhi Jayanti

October 8: Prohibition Week

October 24: Dussehra

October 28: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

 

NOVEMBER 2023

November 12: Diwali

November 23: Kartiki Ekadashi

November 27: Guru Nanak Jayanti

 

DECEMBER 2023

December 25: Christmas Day

 

Sometimes during Christmas days selling of liquor is prohibited but for every update visit the official excise and customs affairs dept. Mumbai. Website: https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1080/Sitemap

Recently, the MAHA government announced that they will be returning to the previous practice of state and public holidays of dry days in the state, which had been reduced to only three under the previous excise regime: January 26, August 15, and October 2. Festivals and election days are marked by “dry days” when the government prohibits selling alcohol.

RESTRICTED DAYS DEKHNE KE BAAD ENJOY FULL DAY AND PARTY HARD. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This article is written by;

ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA 

B.TECH (MECHANICAL ENGG.)

  • 4+ Years of Industrial Experience
  • 2+ Years of Teaching

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