{"id":1243154,"date":"2023-02-23T11:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1243154"},"modified":"2023-02-23T11:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:49:55","slug":"this-state-govt-bans-liquor-consumption-at-all-shop-bars-you-can-only-buy-alcohol-not-consume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/this-state-govt-bans-liquor-consumption-at-all-shop-bars-you-can-only-buy-alcohol-not-consume\/","title":{"rendered":"This State Govt Bans Liquor Consumption At All Shop Bars: You Can Only Buy Alcohol, Not Consume"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The state government of Madhya Pradesh has announced a complete ban on liquor consumption at ahatas or areas for drinking near liquor stores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-14-1.png\" alt=\"This State Govt Bans Liquor Consumption At All Shop Bars: You Can Only Buy Liquor, Not Consume \" class=\"wp-image-1243158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-14-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-14-1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-14-1-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Home Minister of the state, Dr. Narottam Mishra also announced via Twitter that the distance between liquor stores and schools and religious institutes has been increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to find out all the details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Madhya Pradesh Government Bans Liquor Drinking At Ahatas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state of Madhya Pradesh&#8217;s Bharatiya Janata Party government has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drnarottammisra\/status\/1627339787157012482?utm_campaign=fullarticle&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=inshorts\">outlawed<\/a> alcohol consumption in ahatas or areas for drinking that are connected to bars and liquor stores.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice is a component of the new Madhya Pradesh liquor policy, which was unveiled on Sunday by the state&#8217;s BJP-led administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Narottam Mishra has tweeted, \u201cThe state BJP government has taken a historic decision in the direction of discouraging alcohol consumption in Madhya Pradesh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also stated in his tweets that the proposal to close all of the state&#8217;s bars, end the ability to drink in shop bars, and limit sales to liquor stores only has been approved by the cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Distance Between Liquor Stores and Schools and Places of Worship Increased<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the distance between liquor stores and places of worship and education has been increased from 50 to 100 meters. Along with this, stricter penalties will be applied to people who drive after drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, we reported that the Goa tourism department in order to refine its tourism industry, decided to take measures that include many restrictions when it comes to certain activities which include cooking and drinking in the open, begging and illegal hawking, and touting in tourist places, driving vehicles on the beach, etc., as \u201cnuisance\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, back in 2021, the Delhi government mandated that all private liquor stores close their doors by September 30. These state-run liquor stores were asked to keep enough inventory on hand to handle any shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Madhya Pradesh government had <a href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/scored-above-75-in-class-12th-this-state-govt-will-bear-your-college-expenses\/\">announced <\/a>in December that it would cover the costs of engineering and medical college for students who received more than 75% of the possible points in their 12th-grade exams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state government of Madhya Pradesh has announced a complete ban on liquor consumption at ahatas or areas for drinking near liquor stores.&nbsp; The Home Minister of the state, Dr. Narottam Mishra also announced via Twitter that the distance between liquor stores and schools and religious institutes has been increased. 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