Bihar should withdraw alcohol ban as it failed to curb crimes against women: Report

TOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 08, 2026, 20:23 IST

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NEW DELHI: Bihar should withdraw its prohibition on alcohol as the ban has failed to reduce crimes against women and has been accompanied by a rise in illicit liquor and alternative intoxicants, according to a research paper by economic think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).

Ban failed to reduce crimes against women, says paper

Prohibition has also hit state revenues

Education, health and jobs among Bihar's priorities

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