Here’s a roundup of legal ages across states and union territories in India. The rules for purchase and/or consumption of alcohol vary from state to state. In some states, the age specified is only for buying liquor, but you’re free to drink if you’re under that age.
Note: The age mentioned with dry states refers to the minimum age in case of exemptions.
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 18
- Andhra Pradesh - 21
- Arunachal Pradesh - 21
- Assam - 21
- Bihar - X
- The only dry state with no exceptions
- Chandigarh - 25
- Chhattisgarh - 21
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu - 21
- Delhi - 25
- Goa - 18
- Gujarat - 21
- Only available to non-residents with a permit
- Haryana - 21
- Himachal Pradesh - 18
- Jammu & Kashmir - 21
- Jharkhand - 21
- Karnataka - 18
- Kerala - 23
- Increased from 21 in 2017
- Ladakh - 21
- Lakshadweep - 21
- Available only on Bangaram Island
- Madhya Pradesh - 21
- Maharashtra - 21
- Only beer and wine and this age - hard liquor at 25
- Manipur - 18
- Sale and consumption is allowed only in the hill districts
- Meghalaya - 21
- Mizoram - 21
- Only grape wine is legally sold here
- Nagaland - 21
- Alcohol can be served only at functions
- Odisha - 21
- Puducherry - 18
- Punjab - 25
- Rajasthan - 18
- Sikkim - 18
- Tamil Nadu - 21
- Telangana - 21
- Tripura - 21
- Uttar Pradesh - 21
- Uttarakhand - 18
- West Bengal - 21
Another Round
Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka
(or) Dry Day and the International Invasion • In Which Some More Countries are Tracked • Now get info on dry days and drinking in three additional countries
Election Dry Days in November 2023
(or) Dry Day and the Polling Prohibition • In Which Five States Face the Vote • State elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana