Telangana Government has extended the
ban on Tobacco products for another one year. So the usage of Gutkha and
Pan Masala is prohibited for another one year. The ban has been imposed
with respect to the commissioner of food safety under section 30 of the
Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.
The
ban not just allows to sell the products. Even manufacturing and
storage is also banned. Transportation and Sale of all tobacco products
which contain nicotine is banned.
Despite
lots of warning that, chewing tobacco products like chap tobacco, pure
tobacco, khaini, kharra, scented tobacco, etc will result in cancer,
people don't mind it. Lots of deaths happened and immediately Government
imposed a ban on the products.
And if
any person finds to break this and was found to sell or trade tobacco
products will be treated as a criminal. He will be arrested with respect
to contravention of the prohibition order is an offense and punishable
with imprisonment/fine under the provision of Food Safety and Standards
Act 2006.