Women alcoholics on the rise in this state, and across India

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), in the decade between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, the percentage of women in Delhi who consumed alcohol has gone up from 0.4% of the female population in 2005-2006, to 0.7% in 2015-2016, reports the Hindustan Times. States like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh also saw a rise in women drinkers apart from Delhi.

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