India's Telangana Government Imposes Ban on Tobacco and Nicotine

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May.27.2024
India's Telangana Government Imposes Ban on Tobacco and Nicotine
The Telangana government in India imposed a year-long ban on Gutka and Pan Masala statewide, effective immediately.

The Hindu reported on May 26th that the government of Telangana, India has imposed a one-year ban on the production, storage, distribution, transportation, and sale of Gutka and Pan Masala containing tobacco and nicotine throughout the state. The ban came into immediate effect.

 

On May 24th, the Food Safety Authority of India issued a directive based on Section 30(2)(a) of the 2006 Food Safety and Standards Act and Section 2.3.4 of the 2011 Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, citing public health concerns.

 

The industry states that this order has disrupted the market order, and while store owners have the intention to comply, they are facing difficulties due to the non-uniformity of the market. The President of the Tobacco Shop Owners Association in the area, Mohammed Salahuddin Dakhni, expressed that the industry is willing to comply, but the lack of consistency in the market is posing challenges for store owners.

 

Tiranga has approximately 150,000 tobacco shops. We support the ban on gutka, and many shops have stopped selling it. However, we urge authorities not to regulate the sale of chewing tobacco and zarda (a type of chewing tobacco) because millions of families depend on these sales for their livelihood.

 

According to Dakini, the association had previously submitted a memorandum on this issue to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. He also added that many tobacco shops in the state have posters displayed outside indicating that they do not sell gutka.

 

An owner of a shop in Yusuf Gu expressed that

 

We accept government orders, but there needs to be a clear chain of command. Although gutka and pan masala are banned, if our shops are inspected and even a small amount of tobacco zarda is found, it could still cause trouble for the shop owners.

 

Some tobacco shop owners believe that there have been multiple similar bans in the past, and people who want to buy can still find ways to get around them. As a result of these bans, the sale of these products at double or even triple the original retail price has increased on the black market. They believe that the government should focus on revising the "Tobacco and Other Tobacco Products Act.

 

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