The Maharashtra government has decided to allow online sale and home delivery of liquor in the state, saying it could curb the cases of drunken driving.
"We want to curb the instances of drunken driving. Allowing home delivery of liquor will help in this," Excise Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told PTI on Sunday.
He did not elaborate as to when the decision would come into effect.Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a senior official in the excise department said increasing the revenue was also a prime objective behind the decision.
