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Bihar’s alcohol ban has been a success for social wellness, data show

Bihar’s alcohol ban has been a success for social wellness, data show


Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointing out a cartoon with then deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at an exhibition on the occasion of ‘No Liquor Day’, in Patna, November 26, 2012.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointing out a cartoon with then deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at an exhibition on the occasion of ‘No Liquor Day’, in Patna, November 26, 2012.
| Photo Credit: Ranjeet Kumar

Recently, a report titled ‘Macro Perspective of Bihar’s Development Achievements, Unfinished Agenda, and the Way Forward’ presented at the India Policy Forum 2026 received widespread media attention. While it is a good and timely report, one of the recommendations it makes is flawed from public health and social development perspectives: that the State of Bihar should lift its alcohol ban.

To this end, the reports’ authors have argued that the ban has not really led to a decrease in violence against women and that the ban cost the State valuable revenue.

Published – August 19, 2026 09:00 am IST

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