Kolkata: The West Bengal government has increased the mandatory distance for new retail liquor shops from educational institutions and religious sites to 500 metres in urban and municipal areas and 1 km in other parts of the state, up from the earlier 300 metres, officials said.
According to a recent government notification, no new liquor licenses will be granted within a 1 km radius of religious institutions, schools, and colleges across rural and non-municipal jurisdictions, state Liquor Association Secretary Bijan Patra said on Thursday.
