Dry Days in India 2017



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

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