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VHAI welcomes ban on sale of loose cigarettes, bidies, tobacco in J&K

Srinagar, May 28 (UNI) Welcoming ban on sale of loose cigarettes, bidies and tobacco in Jammu and Kashmir, Voluntary Health Association of India, (VHAI) today reiterated its demand of tax hike on all tobacco products during the state Budget being presented on May 30, claiming that this will result in about 3 per cent of cigarette and 9 per cent bidi smokers to quit smoking.
An official spokesman said that with a view to discourage the consumption of cigarettes and tobacco by the people, especially the younger generation, the Government has put a complete ban on the sale of loose cigarettes, loose bidies and loose tobacco in the State with immediate effect.
As per a notification issued by the Department of Health and Medical Education which reads “ in the interest of public health and in consonance with the section 7 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby imposes complete ban on the sale of loose cigarette (s), loose beedi (s) and loose tobacco in the State of Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect.
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