Tuesday, July 26, 2011: Excise Minister K Babu has announced the UDF government’s new liquor policy here on Tuesday. According to the new liquor policy, the age limit for buying liquor has been raised from 18 to 21.Speaking to the reporters, Minister added that by 2014, bar licences will be restricted only to five-star hotels. In panchayats bar outlets will be allowed to function from 8 am to 11 pm and in corporations, from 9 am to 12 midnight.
Under the new policy, the distance between bars has been fixed at 3 km in panchayats and 1 km in corporations and municipalities. The UDF Government has also slashed the quantity of liquor that can be kept in possession by an individual at a given time to 1.5 litres from the present three litres.
The new policy encourages de-addiction activities, and seeks to mollify various social organisations, including the Christian Church and other religious institutions, that have been clamouring for strong regulations or even a total ban on liquor.
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