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A Teetotaller's Oath for Officers | Bihar

The Nitish government gets its employees to take an oath to stay off liquor. Will it pay off?

I do solemnly swear I will never consume liquor in my lifetime. I shall be liable for stern action if I am ever found involved in any activity involving liquor," reads the oath Bihar government's over 0.5 million employees were made to take in the last week of July.

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