However, in December 2023, the Gujarat government made a landmark change to its decades-old policy by selectively lifting the prohibition law. The move marks the latest chapter in the tussle between Gujarat’s decades-old prohibition law and the removal of what is seen as a deterrent to investors. Navigating the lawWhen Gujarat was formed in 1960, carved out of the erstwhile Bombay state, it inherited a 1949 prohibition law. Timing close to Vibrant GujaratAll moves to relax the prohibition law thus far have been made in the months preceding the biennial Vibrant Gujarat investor summits. Ahead of the third Vibrant Gujarat summit, the government relaxed the prohibition law in December 2006.

Source: Indian Express January 07, 2026 09:38 UTC