The Bihar government Wednesday imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale and storage of gutka and paan masala in the state.
Officials in the chief minister’s office said the health department had issued a notification to this effect.
Bihar has become the third state after Kerala and Madhya Pradesh to ban paan and gutka products.
Source: IANS
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This decision adds more feather on Bihar’s Cap. Please keep try to keep away and make our society bright and beautiful.. Happy NO TOBACCO DAY
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GOOD Step.Shall also be taken in uttar pradesh
It is good for young and future generation but only ban is not enough. What about the old who cannot live without what they have been using since their youth is a grave matter. The government should take some strong initiatives to check the habit of consuming pan and gutka. Banning gutka wihout taking initiatives will create problems. We often see some products are banned but people are using those things without any fear. Ban means complete ban. It must not have any loophole. If the government is banning some harmful things they must be banned practically.
Its a very good move by the Governments of all the three States to ban Gutka & tobacco products. Hope the Centre too takes such decision in banning the sale of Gutka & tobacco products all throughout the Country. The consumption of Gutka by kids has increased to such high numbers killing the young generation.