New Delhi, July 29: In the wake of increasing number of road accidents due to drunken driving, Chief Secretaries /Principal Secretaries/Secretaries (Transport) of all States/UTs have been requested to ensure that no license is issued to liquor vendors along National Highways. State Governments have also been requested to review cases wherever license had already been given for liquor vendors along National Highways for taking corrective action.
Chairman, NHAI has also requested all Chief Secretaries to remove liquor shops on the National Highways and not to allow new liquor vendor in future.
This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Pan. Radhakrishnan said this in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
