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Guwahati: Tobacco consumption has risen significantly across India over the past decade, with several states in the Northeast emerging among the highest consumers in the country, according to a new analysis based on national household data. The findings come from a working paper, "Rise in Tobacco Consumption and Policy Implications: An Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2011-12 and 2023-24," authored by Shamika Ravi, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minis ...Read More >
Besides, The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and 'The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025' are listed for introduction by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The government has listed nine economic bills, including a bill to amend Insurance Laws and two others to levy tax and cess on sin goods like tobacco and pan masala, for the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Monday. Also, the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025- ...Read More >
Acting on a tip-off about the sale of the contraband from a residential property in the Kasarwadavali area, the police raided the premises on Tuesday, he said. The cops seized various brands of banned gutka and tobacco products, valued at about Rs 46 lakh, and booked two persons, identified as Nilesh Chalwade (35) and Satyaban Behra (32), reported PTI. A case has been registered against Chalwade and Behra under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Act, r ...Read More >
Haryana's education department has prohibited the sale of tobacco and related substances within 100 yards of schools, instructing officials to enforce the ban and report violations. This action follows the state's recent legislation in 2024, which outlawed hookah bars and imposed strict penalties for offenders. Haryana's Directorate of School Education has banned the sale of tobacco, gutkha and other intoxicating substances within 100 yards of all schools in the state on Friday. According to t ...Read More >
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