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Bihar Liquor Ban Under Scrutiny
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🗓 07 Aug 2026, 10:47 PM
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A recent NCAER paper suggests that the liquor ban in Bihar has resulted in significant revenue losses. The paper recommends reconsidering the ban.
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has released a paper that calls for the scrapping of the liquor ban in Bihar. According to the paper, the ban has led to significant revenue losses for the state. The NCAER paper highlights the need for the state to reconsider its policy on liquor sales. The paper's findings are based on a thorough analysis of the economic impact of the ban. The state government had imposed the ban in an effort to reduce alcohol consumption and related social problems.