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Early morning crackdown on shopkeepers selling banned ‘paan masala’ in Bokaro

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January 21, 2022
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SUBHASH MISHRA

Dhanbad, Jan 21: Tobacco control cell of Bokaro district administration today cracked down on shopkeepers selling banned ‘paan masala’ and realized a fine of over Rs 5,000 from more than 50  shops as per different Section of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Act (COTPA) 2003.

Eleven brands of paan masala are banned in Jharkhand but despite it,  alleged illegal selling of such items and advertisement of  tobacco products were being reported in Bokaro.

Taking serious note of complaint, Bokaro  tobacco control cell  team comprising Md Aslam and  Bokaro City police station officer in-charge Santosh Kumar today launched special drive against  shopkeepers  from early morning at main centre points and roundabout of  the Steel City and realized the fine under COTPA whoever found selling.

Raids on illegal selling of tobacco products keep significant  as Bokaro  along with six other districts including Ranchi ,Dhanbad, Khuinti, Saraikela , Jamshedpur township and Hazaribagh township  are declared smoke free area in Jharkhand.

One of the members of the team told  media persons that on the directive of Chas SDM Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat ( who is designated officer of district tobacco control cell), team checked 135  betel shops and Gumti at Ram Mandir Chowk, Naya More and Sector -2 and issued Chalan against 50 of them for violating Sections 4 and 6 of COTPA 2003.

Nodal officer of district Tobacco Control programme Dr NP Singh  said that  advertisement  of cigarette and  tobacco products and promotion of companies is banned. “So, shopkeepers were fined and warned of  legal  action if advertisements regarding promotion of tobacco products are found again,” he said.

The technical partner of Jharkhand government’s tobacco control programme ‘Social  Educational Economical Development Society (SEEDS)’  said that such  raids would help in checking the illegal sale of banned products and its promotion. “ Tobacco companies target  small boys  who could serve their purpose  for a long time. So, such raids  against advertisements would yield positive results,” said SEEDS executive director Dipak Mishra.

He also expressed concern over the latest survey report of Global Youth Tobacco on  Jharkhand which has  revealed that girls are more likely to use  smokeless  tobacco than boys in the state.

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