The law makes it illegal to hire people under the age of 21 or infected with an infectious disease in a liquor store. Violations are punishable by up to three months in prison or a fine of up to Rs 50,000, or both. There are mixed reactions from different states in India when it comes to following the rules on alcohol. Some states such as Gujarat, Bihar, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram and Lakshadweep have a total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. Apart from that, there is a ban in some districts of Manipur. She started throwing drinking parties for her son when he was at school, because if she didn`t, he wouldn`t be invited to other students` gatherings. Children, she says, sometimes start drinking as early as age 14, often encouraged by parents. It`s in Delhi`s elite schools (mostly expensive), where adolescence is no longer just pizza and chips, but beer and vodka shots. Uttar Pradesh is India`s largest state and regulates the alcohol trade under the Uttar Pradesh Excise Act 1910. The minimum legal age for alcohol consumption is 21, and there is the provision of INR 1000/- penalty for infractions. All laws regarding the sale, purchase and consumption of spirits are violated by people and the strength of these people is enormous.
This shows the state of implementation of alcohol laws in India, which is absolutely bad. [4] It is very important that the nation ensures that the legal drinking age is strictly adhered to, and there should be careful involvement of law enforcement in this regard. Severely penalized laws are needed to ensure the implementation of these laws. The Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989 (NLTP Act) banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in 1989. [44] Enforcement of the ban is lax and foreign alcohol produced in India is readily available. Authorities usually turn a blind eye to illegal sales. Some police officers are reported to be smuggling themselves. [39] [45] The Congress Party called prohibition a “total failure” and advocated its repeal.
[28] “If you have a non-alcoholic party, the children will not show up or carry bottles of clear water containing alcohol,” says the mother, who does not drink herself; Neither did his partner. She is aware that underage drinking carries a risk of alcohol dependence. However, the state government has enacted liquor laws to regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol and changes from time to time to make changes when new laws are needed. The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act 1995 banned the sale and consumption of alcohol from 20 February 1997. [38] In 2007, the MLTP Act was amended to allow the production of wine from guavas and grapes, but with restrictions on alcohol content and volume. It is illegal to transport these products out of state. [39] [1] Bhavneet Singh Vohra, Alcohol Laws In India, lawfarm.in/blogs/alcohol-laws-in-india Despite existing rules, various states across the country are facing tragedies in which people have claimed the lives of several people. States such as Punjab and Bihar, where alcohol is completely banned, have reported tragedies in which people have died after consuming illegal alcohol. Police raided and confiscated various illegal liquor factories in Bhopal after several deaths in Morena and Ujjain. Given the relatively rapid progression towards dependence after the first criterion appeared, and despite societal acceptance and arguments in favor of the cardioprotective effect of moderate doses of alcohol, we believe that some legal controls should be discussed/considered. This should be considered especially for the consumption of dangerous (or predependent) alcohol, which should be included in the NDPS law.
Similarly, the use of opioids, considered “hard drugs”, must be completely eradicated from society with a bleak prognosis and a faster progression of the criteria of dependence to protect future generations. The liquor industry in the nation`s capital is subject to the Delhi Excise Act 2009, and the Deputy Commissioner of the Delhi Excise Authority has the legal authority to supervise and regulate it. A fine of Rs 10,000 can be imposed if you are under 21 years old. The excise department had earned about 600 lakh (equivalent to 50 crore, or $6.3 million in 2020) before prohibition. He earned about 10 lakh ($13,000) a year in NLTP fines starting in June 2014. [46] The Morung Express estimated that as of August 2014, there were about 500 illegal liquor bars in Dimapur, the state`s largest city. [47] Alcohol is also smuggled from neighbouring Assam. [46] A number of other psychoactive substances are added daily to the current list of psychotropic substances. The whole issue is complex and multifaceted, which requires both health measures and efforts to control the trafficking/smuggling and production of these drugs. There is a need to reduce the demand for legal and illegal drugs, which can otherwise have many health, family and social consequences. To combat this, the Indian government formulated the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (NDPS),[3] which provides the current framework for the control and sale of drug abuse in that country. Essentially, the Act deals with measures to reduce the supply of psychotropic substances, namely cannabis, cocaine and opium.
However, the absence of alcohol in the list of psychotropic substances is surprising, given that psychiatrists consider alcohol to be a psychoactive substance that leads to various social, legal, economic and medical complications, ranging from gastritis to withdrawal attacks and delirium tremens. [4] Alcohol is an issue in the list of states under the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution. [7] [8] [9] As a result, laws governing alcohol vary from state to state. Kerala currently allows alcohol in most hotels, bars and airports. [50] The state banned Arrak in 1996 (AK-Antony government), 18 years later, a ban imposed by the United Democratic Front government in 2014 was lifted by the Democratic Left Front government in 2017 when it came to power, citing heavy losses of state revenue and a sharp decline in the tourism industry. [50] The Delhi Excise Act 2009 regulates the trade in alcohol in the nation`s capital, and the Deputy Commissioner, Excise Authority, Delhi, has the legal authority to supervise and regulate the trade in alcohol. Violation of the legal age of 21 can result in a fine of Rs 10,000. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.03%[46] or 0.03 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.
[47] We believe that the age of onset of alcohol and opioid use continues to trend downwards, as more adolescents begin ingesting substances at an earlier age due to increased media promotion or peer pressure. Previous studies have shown that the age of initiation of alcohol consumption is between 20 and 25 years [8 to 11 years] and that of opioid use between 23 and 30 years. [7,12] Alcohol use begins at a relatively earlier age than opioid use (18 vs. 20 years) and there is rapid progress from onset to dependence in only 8.78 years in alcohol-dependent individuals. Alcohol consumption is also not included in the NDPS Act of 1985[14], which is unacceptable as the presence of strict controls and prohibitions imposed in many places in the early 20th century has been shown to be associated with lower consumption and a lower rate of alcohol-related problems, which have increased considerably with the relaxation of these controls. [15] We therefore believe that there is every reason for health professionals to intensify their health promotion with respect to measures to reduce alcohol problems. There has been an even faster progression since the first criterion of dependence among alcohol users appeared in just 3.17 years. This rapid decline in the alcohol group, as well as the fact that excessive or risky alcohol consumption has medical, psychiatric and economic consequences,[13] is of great concern.
Unfortunately, in many countries, including India, it is widely accepted as a legal use drug for adults. In our country and culture, however, alcohol consumption is also deeply embedded in the cultural fabric, so it is neither recognized as a drug nor considered a problem. [5] The permitted drinking age varies from state to state.
