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Background
Overview
UPSC cares about this concept as it highlights the role of the state in public health and morality, fiscal federalism, challenges in policy implementation, balancing revenue needs with social welfare, and the socio-economic impacts of such policies.
In India, alcohol is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, granting state governments the power to legislate on its production, manufacture, possession, transport, purchase, and sale. State excise policies regulate the liquor industry, aiming to balance public health, social welfare, and revenue generation.