Goa Govt. might soon allow you to take home more than just two bottles of alcohol

Goa Government has come up with a unique plan that will surely score big among tourists. In order to kick up revenues in the state treasury, as tourism and mining industries are facing a slump, the state government is of the view that a new rule will attract more tourists in the region.

And as per the plan, the tourists will be able to return home with more than just two bottles of alcohol, which is currently permitted. Referring to this, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant recently told the state Legislative Assembly that the government would soon initiate a dialogue with the excise officials from the neighbouring states, and look out for mechanisms that would allow tourists to legally return home from their Goa vacation with a larger quota of alcohol bottles.
He further said that in any case there are people who keep flouting the existing rules and carry back more than they are permitted to. Therefore, it will be a good plan to monetise on this trend. The minister then mentioned that they will be speaking to other states regarding this and also seek their consent.
Although airlines allow passengers to carry with them two bottles of IMFL (India-made Foreign Liquor) liquor per person, those travelling back home by road are generally harassed by excise officials, who are posted on the other end of Karnataka and Maharashtra borders. And the reason for this is that the permit of Goa’s Excise Department permit allows only liquor authorised to be sold in Goa to be transported outside the state only to the union territories of Daman and Diu. This results in tourists being compelled to pay bribes to excise officials to ferry more than one bottle of alcohol from Goa.
Therefore, the Goa Government is now planning to capitalise on this context and give permits to tourists to return with more than two bottles of alcohol.