Prohibition in Bihar has come as revenue boom for fund-strapped Bengal. Traditionally, excise revenue increase in Bengal had hovered around 10-15% but prohibition in Bihar has helped Mitra to pump in more money for chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s pet social sector schemes. Read: After liquor prohibition, Bihar to achieve de-addiction: Nitish Kumar“The galloping revenues from alcohol are really interesting. While the officials refused to pinpoint the reason for the spurt, official records state why there is sudden jump in excise revenue. Read: Bengal refuses to help Bihar to enforce prohibitionSince 2016-17, the towns of Dalkhola and Karandighi in the north Bengal neighbouring Bihar have been witnessing rising sales.

Source: Hindustan Times February 27, 2018 05:15 UTC