Assam becomes first state to ban smokeless tobacco

Assam became the first state to legally ban the consumption of all forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine within the State on 13 February 2014. Thus sale, consumption, manufacturing, trading, storage and advertisement of all forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala have been banned in Assam.

The Provisions of the Act are following : 

• Bans on manufacture, advertisement, trade, storage, distribution, sale of the tobacco and consumption also.
• For violating the law, one shall be punished with imprisonment up to seven years and fine between 1 lakh rupees and 5 lakh rupees.
• Consumption or possession of zarda, gutka and pan masala containing tobacco shall be punished with a fine of 1000 rupees for the first offence and 2000 rupees for each subsequent offence.

Do you know :

Smokeless tobacco accounts for 90% of oral cancers. ( Request - Please you also leave it if you consume in any form).