Goa issued 1.3k liquor permits in last 4.5 years
Goa's BJP-led government has granted 1,368 licenses for liquor outlets and suspended 293 permits in its four-and-half year tenure, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said in the state assembly. Currently, there are 10,911 liquor sale licenses across Goa, he added. Notably, the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 revealed that alcohol consumption among Goan men has gone up 4.7% since 2005-06.