The government should not regularise all liquor outlets that have come up within 100 metres of educational institutions, hospitals, temples and religious institutions. It should not spoil the atmosphere. This is a classic case of government buckling under pressure from the liquor lobby. The Goa Excise Act as per Rule 90 (4) liquor outlets have been prohibited from operating within 100 metres of schools, colleges, and religious institutions like temples. The measure is absolutely necessary to provide a good atmosphere for the students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the school and free them from the menace of drunk customers. Instead of tweaking the rule for permitting liquor outlets within 100 metres with hefty license fees, it should refrain from renewing the license for liquor shops. However these laws are not implemented in a true sense. The laws in this case become merely paper laws because they are never executed properly. In our country the liquor shops form the major source of income for the government affecting many people of our country which also has role in the development and culture at our homes.
