Chandigarh, March 7 -- Liquor prices in Chandigarh are set to witness a marginal rise of up to 2% from April 1 as the Chandigarh administration has approved the Excise Policy for 2026-27. The new policy introduces limited price revisions while largely retaining the key provisions of last year's excise framework.

The increase will apply to country liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), Indian beer and Indian wines, mainly to offset inflation and rising raw material costs. The prices of imported wines, imported beer, and imported foreign liquor will remain unchanged in the new excise year.

Wine contractors' association president Darshan Singh Kler said the policy is both contractor and customer friendly. "We are thankful to the depart...