At least three states have allowed home delivery of liquor after witnessing crowds and lengthy queues when liquor stores reopened after 40 days.
Home delivery is a key step in easing overcrowding and ensuring social distancing in India, among the world’s largest liquor consumers despite taboos around alcoholic beverages, said experts.
As of now, the governments of Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal have permitted the online sale of liquor, in what appears like a big leap for a country where states such as Bihar, Gujarat, Mizoram, and Nagaland, as well as the Union territory of Lakshadweep have banned the sale of alcohol.