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Is giving your kid a drink at home illegal in India?

Partly. Giving your kid a drink at home is restricted in India. No national rule; dry states like Bihar ban alcohol outright.

Alcohol is a state subject (Constitution, List II); no national supply-to-minors law. Dry states ban alcohol for everyone (Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016, Gujarat Prohibition Act 1949, Nagaland, Mizoram, Lakshadweep).

Source: Bihar/Gujarat prohibition

• India is one of 14 countries where giving your kid a drink at home is banned, and 13 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 1 of 6 (China).
• In Asia: banned in 9 of 46 countries.

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Other countries that ban giving your kid a drink at home

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