The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026, signed into law by President Droupadi Murmu, repealed the 1979 prohibition, ending a 47-year liquor ban in the Muslim-majority region.

Social groups in Ladakh demanded that the changes be withdrawn, saying they do not want the region to become ‘another Goa or Delhi’.

The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026, signed into law by President Droupadi Murmu, repealed the 1979 prohibition, ending a 47-year liquor ban in the Muslim-majority region.