Alcohol is considered injurious to health, but despite this there is no dearth of drinkers in India. Every year people drink so much alcohol in India that you will be surprised to hear the figures. Talking about Scotch Whiskey alone, Indians are number one in drinking it and in this matter they have left behind all the countries of the world. Today in this article, let us tell you how many bottles of Scotch Whiskey were consumed by people in the year 2022 in India.
How much Scotch Whiskey is drunk in India
According to the figures released in the year 2022, a total of 219 million bottles of Scotch Whiskey were consumed in India. While in the year 2021, a total of 136 bottles of Scotch Whiskey were consumed in India. India is on top in terms of Scotch Whiskey being exported from all over the world.
People in these states drink maximum alcohol
According to the report of the Excise Department, the name of Chhattisgarh comes first among the states with the highest alcohol consumption. About 35.6 percent of the population of Chhattisgarh, a state with a population of about 3 crores, consumes alcohol. Whereas the name of Tripura is at number two in this list. About 34.7 percent of people in Tripura consume alcohol. Out of which about 13.7 percent people regularly consume alcohol. On the other hand, in Andhra Pradesh, which comes at number three, about 34.5 percent people consume alcohol regularly.
Punjab comes at number four
Punjab is at number four in this list. 28.5 percent of the population of Punjab state with a population of about 3 crores consumes alcohol. Here, the number of regular alcohol drinkers is 6 percent of it. About 28 percent of the population of Arunachal Pradesh, which is included in the fifth number, consumes alcohol. Goa comes at number six in this list. About 26.4 percent of the population here consumes alcohol. According to the NFHS report, 19.9 percent of the people in Kerala consume alcohol. The number of this state is seventh in this list.
On the other hand, West Bengal with a population of about 10 crores comes at number eight in this list. About 14 percent of the population here, ie about 1.4 crores, consumes alcohol. Whereas, in terms of numbers, the report of Economic Research Agency ICRIER and Law Consulting Firm PLR Chambers says that the state of Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of drinkers in the country, followed by West Bengal.
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