Tobacco cessation paradox
India is home to nearly 270 million tobacco users and accounts for roughly one-fifth of all tobacco-related deaths worldwide.
India is home to nearly 270 million tobacco users and accounts for roughly one-fifth of all tobacco-related deaths worldwide.
The Tobacco Board has urged the Union government to reconsider the recent hike in excise duties on cigarettes, warning that the move could sharply increase illicit trade and severely impact millions of tobacco farmers, workers, and small retailers across the country.
The ban will also apply to visitors entering the Maldives, a South Asian country popular for luxury tourism and home to 1,191 small coral islets.
Tobacco consumption is a significant public health challenge in India, claiming over 13 lakh lives annually.
Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Tuesday informed members of the Upper House about a notable decline in tobacco use among women and school-going children aged 13 to 15 years.
Textiles and apparel alone had an illicit market size of Rs 4,03,915 crore in 2022-23, accounting for over 50 per cent of the total illicit market.
Tobacco kills 13 lakh people every year in India, said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Tuesday said the development of the nation is closely linked to the health of its young population, and urged everyone to pledge to resist and quit tobacco.
The advisory was issued jointly by the secretaries of the Union Ministry of Education and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The order has been issued by the DM by virtue of powers vested under section 163 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
