Brushing
aside opposition, the Union government on Tuesday Jan 13,2015 moved to amend the
anti-smoking law and proposed radical changes, including ban on the sale
of loose cigarettes and raising the minimum age of a person buying
tobacco products to 21 years from existing 18.
It
has also proposed raising of fine to Rs 1,000 from Rs 200 on smoking in
public places as well as recommending removal of designated smoking
zones in hotels and restaurants.
These
are some of the major recommendations in the Cigarettes and Other
Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade
and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Amendment) Bill
2015, which were put out by the Union health ministry to seek
suggestions from the public.
The Bill puts to rest speculation about the fate of a panel’s recommendations, which had covered most of these issues,
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