West Bengal bars new liquor shops within 1 km of schools, hospitals, places of worship
New West Bengal excise rules block fresh liquor shop licences within 1 km of schools, hospitals and religious sites, with a relaxed 500-metre limit inside Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Existing outlets are grandfathered, but the rule narrows the runway for new alcohol retail footprints across the state.
What happened
West Bengal Government · West Bengal will deny new liquor shop licences within 1 km of schools, hospitals or religious places, with a 500-metre relaxation
Key facts
- 1 km
- 500 metres
Why this matters
Treat existing West Bengal liquor licences as harder-to-replicate assets and accelerate diligence on bolt-on acquisitions or franchise tie-ups with multi-store operators before the supply squeeze gets priced into deal multiples.