Rajasthan health minister Kali Charan Saraf said the government is in the process of banning e-cigarettes and also considering issuing licences to tobacco vendors. Saraf was addressing a state level seminar on ‘Tobacco-Free Rajasthan’ organised by Vaagdhara, an NGO, in a city hotel on Thursday. He said that the state government is committed to making Rajasthan tobacco free. Health minister said more than 1.80 lakh challans have been issued for violation of Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. “I am personally writing letters to pradhans and sarpanchs to quit tobacco and create awareness about the ill-effects of tobacco in rural areas,” said Saraf.

Source: Hindustan Times September 07, 2017 14:37 UTC