Alcohol ,alcohol everywhere in Goa When the parivartan Govt. took the reins, it clearly stated that no more bar licences would be issued. In fact the number of bars for person in Goa is alarmingly high. If revenue is all that matters, then the popular resentment of protest must be heard .Leave aside outsiders who drink like fish and proudly display the bottles on a holiday ,coming as they are from parched states .Goans are slowly falling to the evils of alcohol addiction, with rampant proliferation of bars .It is the way the Govt. wants us to drown our sorrows. In some places in Goa bars with shutters down are doing early morning business with impunity, when no bars should be opened before 10 a.m.The exercise department knowingly turns a blind eye in the heart of cities, where the addicted labourers want the brew. The bars that are open till 1 a.m pay Rs 50,000= and those that are open till 4 .a.m. shell out Rs 2 lakhs. Is there a restriction on the sale of hard liquor at this unearthly hours?, Giving in to liquor barons and some influential tourists is outrageous .Night life could easily be continued in Hotels and which would have met the needs .The deadly law and order problems arising out of drunken brawls, even though they may be few should be a concern of revenue hungry Govt, Earlier the mischief to tax serving of liquor at parties and private ceremonies was hastily withdrawn . Alcoholism is fast catching up as the common disease among the Goans and having debilitating effects on family economics The free serving of alcohol at social gatherings is an invitation for drinking GOA is designated as the beer capital of India..Night life anywhere in the world is not hinged on bars and liquor flowing easily, but on entertainment, shows and displays .Open air night parties are exclusive in Goa. The protest of women on late closing of bars should not be brushed aside, because the consequences are too serious to be ignored., The revenue of Rs 86 Lakhs and not growing due to these relaxed timings is not in the best away to augment Govt. depleting coffers of the state to meet mindless freebies and doles, Besides those serving in these outlets will also face certain problems. Goa is also becoming a thorn in the flesh to the other neighbouring states for smuggling large quantities of cheap and freely available spirits. Govt. nets in revenue also by issuing permits for carrying 2 litres of alcohol outside the states. Fortunately the spurious sale of liquor in the State is generally unheard of The lax policy of the Govt. has led to the proliferation of drugs, though the Govt and the agencies are loath to admit the same officially. Prostitution overtly and covertly is flourishing in many places under the garb of massage parlours. Goa as the tourist’s destinations known to outsiders is synonymous with drugs, liquor and prostitution, pedophilia. Govt must necessarily guard rigorously against the common evils associated with tourism promotion .Only this Parivartan Govt. is encouraging dependence on alcohol, whereas the past Govt. thus far limited to enhancing the price with the aim to reduce consumption It is hoped that prohibition state of BJP Gujerat will learn from the Goa model of alcohol revenue generating policy of BJP ruled state Nelson Lopes Chinchinim. Like · · Share
