Here is the list for the list of Dry Days for 2017 in India
Sale of Alcohol is Banned on Dry Days. National Dry Days Pan
India are:-
Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti - in which
Sale and Serving of Alcohol is banned across Liquor Shops, Restaurants, Hotels
and Bars.
But - other than these 3 National Dry Days on other dry days
- Sale of Alcohol is banned and thus Liquor Shops are closed, but Hotels, Bars
and Restaurants can serve in Alcohol within there premises (unless a
Notification came from State Excise department came in for Stopping sale of
Alcohol)
Below are List of Dry Days in India in 2017. Apart from it -
Sale of Alcohol will also be banned on State Election Day
Time from September 2017 till 4th November 2017 month can
be bit tough for Regular Drinkers as sale of Alcohol would be banned for 10
days in this Period
2017 Dry Days (January to June)
|
Occasion (Reason for Dry Day)
|
14th January
|
Makar Sakranti - in
some cities
|
26th January
|
Republic Day
|
30th January
|
Martyr Day as
Assassination of Father of Nation - MK Gandhi (in 3 States - Maharashtra,
Kerala, Rajasthan and 1 UT - Andaman & Nicobar Island)
|
10th February
|
Guru Ravidas
Jayanti (Dry Day in Delhi)
|
19th February
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Jayanti (in Maharashtra)
|
21st February
|
Swami Dayanand
Saraswati Jayanti
|
24th February
|
Maha Shivratri
|
13th March
|
Holi
|
4th April
|
Ram Navami
|
9th April
|
Mahavir Jayanti
|
14th April
|
Good Friday, Dr.
Ambedkar Jayanti
|
21st April 5.30 pm
till 23rd April 5.30 pm
|
Dry Day in Delhi
due to MCD Elections
|
26th April
|
Dry Day in Delhi
due to Couting of Votes in MCD Elections
|
1st May
|
Maharashtra Day
(For Mumbai, Pune and Cities in Maharashtra)
|
10th May
|
Buddha
Purnima
|
26th June
|
Idu'l Fitr
|
2017 Dry Days (July to December)
|
Occasion (Reason for Dry Day)
|
4th July
|
Ashadi
Ekadashi (Only in Maharashtra - Mumbai, Pune and other Cities)
|
9th July
|
Guru Purnima
|
21st July
|
Shivratri (in
Some Cities)
|
7th August
|
Rakhi (in some
Cities)
|
14th August
|
Janamashtami
|
15th August
|
Independence Day
|
25th August
|
Ganesh Chaturthi
(in Select States / UTs)
|
2nd September
|
Bakrid
|
5th September
|
Ganesh Visarjan
(Mumbai: Maharashtra)
|
30th September
|
Dussehra
|
1st October
|
Muharram
|
2nd October
|
Mahatami Gandhi
Birthday
|
5th October
|
Valmiki Jayanti
|
8th October
|
Prohibition Week -
Mumbai, Pune Thane (Maharashtra)
|
19th October
|
Diwali
|
1st November
|
Kartiki Ekadashi
|
4th November
|
Guru Nanak Jayanti
|
24th November
|
Martyrdom of Guru
Tegh Bahadur
|
2th December
|
Id-e-Milad
|
25th December
|
Christmas / Guru
Purab
|
Drinking & Driving Offence
Drunken Driving is a Serious Offence in which Court Challan
Provision along with Impoundment of Vehicle is Provision is there. Repeat Offense
will be Rs. 5000 Fine + upto 2 yrs Imprisonment. Apart from Fine - Its Risky
for Self Own Life to do drunken driving
