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Nov 13, 2019 · The previous Congress-led UDF government in Kerala had envisaged total prohibition in Kerala by 2025, and, as a step towards it, had in 2014 closed down all bars in hotels with a rating below five stars. Ever since the LDF came to power in 2016, it has been chipping away at the no-liquor policy.
Kerala currently allows alcohol to be served in most hotels, bars and airports. The state banned arrack in 1996 (AK Antony government), 18 years later, a ban imposed by the United Democratic Front government in 2014 was reversed by the Left Democratic Front government in 2017 when they came to power citing heavy losses in state revenue and ...
Jul 27, 2023 · A law will be enacted to allow the production of low-alcohol drinks from fruits and other farm produce, except cereals. The government will also take steps to renew the classification of hotels.
Mar 30, 2022 · The government has also decided to ban plastic liquor bottles from 2023-24 fiscal.
Jun 9, 2017 · The southern Indian state of Kerala has eased its ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. The ruling left-wing coalition has reversed the previous Congress-led government's decision to shut...
Jul 27, 2023 · The Kerala Cabinet has approved the new liquor policy for the year 2023-2024. The policy focuses on promoting the export of foreign liquor from Kerala. The state government, for that matter, will be making amendments to the existing export fees.
Mar 30, 2022 · The Kerala government on Wednesday ratified the new liquor policy for the next fiscal. The new policy facilitates manufacturing of liquor and wine from locally available fruits, opening up of new retail outlets and permitting liquor licence at IT parks.
Apr 1, 2015 · The Congress-led government in Kerala heaved a sigh of relief on Tuesday as the Kerala High Court upheld its policy to impose prohibition in the state in a phased manner.
Dec 30, 2015 · Reminding all state governments that the Constitution places a responsibility on them to “at least contain, if not curtail, consumption of alcohol”, the Supreme Court today approved Kerala’s new liquor policy that prohibits drinking in public and restricts serving of alcohol to five-star hotels.
Jun 19, 2021 · Kerala witnessed record sales of liquor on Thursday after the state government allowed the reopening of alcohol vends and bars as part of easing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Liquor worth Rs 52 crore was sold in various outlets of the state-owned Beverages Corporation (Bevco), a marked surge from the average of Rs 49 crore netted on normal days.
