TN Govt Bans Production & Sale of Pan Masala,Gutka - Wednesday May 08,2013

Production and Sale of Gutka, Pan Masala and Edible Tobacco Products has been banned in Tamil Nadu to prevent cancer, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced in the assembly Wednesday May 08,2013


Note
The products were banned for five years during her earlier regime in 2001. However, the Supreme Court quashed the order, saying that only the central government had the power to impose such a ban