As Bihar’s alcohol prohibition policy completed ten years in April 2026, recently released fact sheets from NFHS 2023-24 indicate limited success. The survey recorded a 1.1 percentage-point increase in share of men consuming alcohol, compared with previous NFHS round. This raises important questions about the effectiveness of what is Bihar’s most ambitious social policy.
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