Relevance : GS Paper II / GS IV (Governance)
[ 1000 words summarized to 100 ]Â
Recently, more than 100 people died due to toxic alcohol in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Major factors responsible for alcohol poisoning
- Lack of affordable liquor for the poor
- High taxes and excise raise prices
- Collusion  between criminals and law enforcement personnel.
- Bottlenecks  in consumption of liquor are proving counterproductive.
Way Forward
- An enlightened policy
- zero tolerance
- social campaigns
- reviewing levies on less harmful beverages
- investigate nexus with the authorities.
- capacities of the health system be upgraded
- Timely treatment
